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Interview: The quiet brilliance of Anna Tivel

September 22, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 1

Anna Tivel’s songs unfold like poems whispered across a room—delicate, precise, but carrying the weight of entire lives. She has long been one of folk music’s most poetic voices, a songwriter who makes space for silence, […]

Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

September 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Igloo Hearts gives folk-pop music a new shade of ardency. In true outlier fashion, the North Wales-based husband and wife duo have gone quietly about their business with an eye to gaining traction outside their realm. […]

Ten to One: Robbie Fulks ages well on “Now Then”

September 15, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

With his “Now Then” album (Compass Records, 2025) out, AUK asked Robbie Fulks ten questions about one topic – songs… You would expect that country rockers are very good at making music about getting old while […]

Interview: Gill Tee, Co-Founder, and Chris Russell-Fish, Managing Director of the Black Deer Festival

September 9, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

The Black Deer Festival has become a standout fixture in the UK’s Americana and roots music scene, celebrated for its eclectic line-ups, intimate atmosphere, and commitment to both emerging and established artists. In October 2025, Black […]

Interview: Sierra Hull – A mandolin dream realised

September 8, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0

The Mandolin Finds Her On Friday nights in Pickett County, Tennessee—the smallest county in the state, tucked up against the Kentucky border—you could find a young Sierra Hull squeezed into a crowded community centre, mandolin in […]

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0

Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

Interview: The quiet brilliance of Anna Tivel

Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

Ten to One: Robbie Fulks ages well on “Now Then”

Interview: Gill Tee, Co-Founder, and Chris Russell-Fish, Managing Director of the Black Deer Festival

Interview: Sierra Hull – A mandolin dream realised

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

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