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Martha Wainwright rereleases eponymous debut on vinyl on twentieth anniversary

March 17, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 1
And tours extensively to support its release. As previously reported in November, it was twenty years ago when Martha Wainwright stepped out of her family’s illustrious shadow and announced herself to the world with her debut […]
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Preview: Danny and the Champs aim not to be strangers anywhere on huge tour

March 12, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2
Danny & the Champions of the World released their album “You Are Not A Stranger Here” late last year through Loose to widespread acclaim. Their seventh studio release and first since 2017’s “Brilliant Light,” the album […]
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Pete Bruntnell back on the road with a new single and lots of dates

March 5, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
AUK favourite, album of the year winner and all round nice guy Peter Bruntnell has released a new video ahead of his upcoming UK tour dates. The Byrds-y sounding ‘No Place Like Home‘ is the third […]
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Preview: Mickelson heads out on tour for some intimate gigs

February 20, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer Mickelson who released his new album this week. “If You Can’t Be Right, Be Loud” is heading out on tour in England. The album is described as a “work that dives headfirst […]
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Preview: The Gate To Southwell Festival returns this summer with a fine bill of acts

February 7, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The 18th Gate To Southwell Festival (aka GTSF) runs from July 3rd to 6th 2025 at Kirklington Lakes, which is midway between Mansfield and Newark and just north of the picturesque market town of Southwell. This […]

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Anniversary Cheers: Iris DeMent’s “The Way I Should” celebrates 30 years

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Yep Roc Records re-releases Iris DeMent’s iconic third album on its 30th anniversary – and it sounds better than ever! So, following on from the 30th Anniversary release of Iris DeMent’s album My Life, very nicely […]
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Dreamy West Coast vibes with touches of folk and a pinch of jazz. Sunflower is the debut album of German/British artist Paul Holland. It features a number of very enjoyable characteristics, from West Coast soft rock […]
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Last week’s heatwave was the setting for an adventure. Regular readers will know that Mrs H and I venture out in a van every now and then, but the Bank Holiday was the first time that […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Gregory Dwane “3000 Miles To LA” – going down the road feeling bad

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Gregory Dwane has done most things in music –  recording engineer to songwriter, producer, and fine art painter, not to mention being the tech support for the likes of Alanis Morrisette and Macy Gray on world […]
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John Mellencamp speaks plainly in May on new DVD/CD

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Songwriter, storyteller, musician, actor, artist, social activist and fishmonger John Mellencamp has announced the release of ‘Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre’  which comes out on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, and digital formats on May 11th. “Try to […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Paul Brady “Nothing But the Same Old Story”

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“We knew we had something special here” Paul Brady’s words from his autobiography ‘Crazy Dreams’ (Merrion Press 2022) describing the closing song on his album ‘Hard Station’ (1981). Paul Brady is now 76 and very much […]

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