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Live review: Jerry Leger & The Situation + Scott C. Park, Broadcast, Glasgow – 9th May 2022

May 12, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
Another gig we waited two plus years for. Toronto’s Jerry Leger was building up a head of steam with two great releases (‘Nonsense & Heartache’ and ‘Time Out For Tomorrow’) under his belt when his 2020 […]
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Live review: Curse Of Lono + Lucas & King – The Lexington, London, 28th April 2022

May 9, 2022 David Chalfen 1
Playing at the muso-friendly Lexington by London’s Kings Cross, Felix Bechtolsheimer and crew tonight serve up a number of new songs from the latest album ‘People In Cars’ with an ample buffering of the Curse’s previous […]
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Notes from abroad: Bluegrass and Americana is alive and kicking at the Suwanee Music Festival

May 4, 2022 Mike Fiorito 2
We’re always up for something new at AUK and when we were offered this intimate glimpse into what appears to be an idyllic bluegrass festival, held in the Suwanee Music Park in North Florida, we thought, […]
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Live Review: Saving Grace – featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – 15th April 2022

April 25, 2022 Graeme Tait 8
According to the local newspaper, back in 1967 a group of musicians from the Black Country travelled to Scunthorpe to play a local pub. They were called The Band of Joy, and as far as their […]
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Live Review: Sound Of The Sirens, The Grace, London – 8th April 2022

April 22, 2022 David Chalfen 0
With close to a decade of recordings and touring on their CV, Sound of the Sirens have thus far stayed under the AUK radar. They are a duo of Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood, Exeter-rooted, and […]

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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]
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Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

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It’s been a while since we had a set of Bluegrass albums to review, which is a shame, as it’s a genre with a lot to offer. There are the traditionalists who keep very much to […]
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Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”

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A strong, evocative, bluegrass debut. The state of UK bluegrass music seems to be in rude health, with 2026 alone seeing around 25 festivals dedicated to this increasingly interesting genre of music. One of the latest […]

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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

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Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Welsh folkie’s haunting yet glorious concept LP contains multitudes. Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, has a captivating back catalogue of recordings – his own, collaborations with many other artists and work as a session musician […]
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Track Premiere: Jerry Leger “Sweep It Under The Rug”

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Jerry Leger’s new single, which you can hear here first, will literally be everywhere from today.  It can be picked up on Bandcamp, will be added as a digital bonus song on the deluxe version of […]
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Preview: The Long Road Festival – 23rd-25th August 2024

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Following 2023’s sell-out, The Long Road festival is returning to the picturesque grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire over the August bank holiday weekend (23rd-25th August).  The Long Road has a track record of putting on […]

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