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Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today

October 1, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today for AUK supporters, which includes new tracks by The Delevantes, Sturgill Simpson, The Connells, Riddy Arman and Charley […]
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Aimee Mann returns with new album “Queens of the Summer Hotel”

October 1, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Watch the video to the first song to be released from it below. ‘Queens of The Summer Hotel’, the new album from Aimee Mann, is set for release on November 5 via her own SuperEgo Records. […]
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‘Hardly Strictly Bluegrass’ to livestream over 27 artists in 3 days

September 30, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Strictly Bluegrass is a long-established San Fransisco free festival of Bluegrass that began over two decades ago. The last two years have seen it move online, and now it is one of the most significant live […]
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The Boss to release classic 1979 concert for first time

September 29, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Sony Music Entertainment is releasing Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert” in a range of visual and audio formats to delight ears and eyes. The concert was recorded at […]
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Preview: Words and Music Festival – Nantwich South Cheshire, October 11th – 17th

September 28, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
As live music slowly finds its feet again it seems a good idea to give as many shout-outs as possible for upcoming events. On that basis we bring to your attention the ‘Words and Music Festival’, […]

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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

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More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

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Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

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Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates

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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0
The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

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When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

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  • Nicole Atkins “Singing In The Mirror” – hey, give yourself a break
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]

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New Amos Lee album out today

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Amos Lee has released a new album ‘Dreamland‘ on Dualtone. This, his eighth album, has been preceded by singles ‘Worry No More‘ and brand new track ‘Into the Clearing‘ which is out today. The album comes […]
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Grant-Lee Phillips “In the Hour of Dust”

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A thoughtful, introspective, at times autobiographical album by a renowned singer, songwriter and painter. Although known for his musical exploits, Grant-Lee Phillips first started out as a visual artist; however, on arriving in Los Angeles in […]
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The Band “The Band (50th Anniversary Edition)” (Capitol/UMe, 2019)

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It could have been called ‘America’, but it is justifiably called ‘The Band’. Legend has it that it  was conceived as a concept album relating to different aspects of America and the Deep South. It is […]

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