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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

April 10, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1

Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring exclusive Boia Festival line up news from organiser Steve Prior

April 10, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week sees festival fever hit the Podcast with two examples to the fore and one to finish the show. First up, Keith chats to Steve Prior about the gorgeous and elemental Boia Festival in St […]

Scotland Bluegrass Festival announces details of line up and expanded location – it’s got Biggar!

April 9, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Scotland’s biggest Bluegrass music festival is about to get even bigger and better. John Sheldon, who is the main man behind the event, a formidable banjo picker himself, first set up the Guildtown event in 1986 […]

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

April 8, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

Preview: Sara Petite is back for Spring tour dates ahead of new album

April 8, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

San Diego’s own americana queen, Sara Petite, is returning to the UK this spring with a ten-show tour promising more of the heartfelt, fearless storytelling that forms the base of her sets, coupled with the powerful […]

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RE: Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
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RE: Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
@altritico Many thanks again. (And apologies for what m...
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RE: Dale Watson's 'Crazy Again' film
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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