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Tales from the Long Road: Down the road with Jess Williamson

September 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
AUK got some time to talk with singer-songwriter Jess Williamson as she travelled down from Leeds to London.  This sort of journey is nothing for Williamson who regularly drives between her twin bases of Los Angeles […]
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Interview: Steve Wynn on why he wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true

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He will always be Steve Wynn but doesn’t intend to repeat past achievements. Steve Wynn maybe 64, but that doesn’t mean he has lost the drive and energy that drove the 21 year old music obsessive […]
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Interview: Elaine McGinty, CEO of the Phoenix Cultural Centre, Woking

August 30, 2024 FredArnold 2
A discussion on the challenges of getting an Americana music venue off the ground in a London commuter town. Just recently I had the pleasure to visit the Phoenix Cultural Centre (PCC) in Woking, a multi-activity […]
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Interview: Elles Bailey on “Beneath The Neon Glow”

August 27, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
The influence of parental love and the challenges of settling on an album title. Elles Bailey’s particular British take on American roots music has seen her win numerous awards across the americana and blues genres, and […]
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Interview: Jess Klein’s music has an integrity of purpose and a vison for joy

August 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 2
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. – Mary Kay Place There appears to be very little in the way of pretence in Jess Klein’s songs. The emotions […]

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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]
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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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A great video here to accompany a great song from The Mammals, previously known as The Mike & Ruthy Band.  It’s taken from their new album, ‘Sunshiner,’just released on Humble Abode Music.

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