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Preeper Rhaye MacKay “Wood & Wire”

October 31, 2024 Andrew Raw 0
Atmospheric traditional Appalachian folk with beautiful harmonies. Vocalist Jessica Rhaye, guitarist Bill Preeper and multi-instrumentalist Sandy MacKay were together in the Canadian folk-rock band The Ramshackle Parade, which has produced two albums “Just Like a Woman […]
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Dawes “Oh Brother”

October 30, 2024 Dean Nardi 1
Where art thou? Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith cling to each other on the band’s ninth album. It was nearly a decade ago when Dawes released their fourth album with the plea so many rock ‘n roll […]
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M G Boulter “Days Of Shaking”

October 30, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0
M G Boulter returns with suburban dramas playing out scenes of hope and wonder. ‘Days Of Shaking’ is the long-anticipated follow-up to M G Boulter’s 2021 ‘Clifftown’. In this new work Boulter continues to develop his […]
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Re-release Review: Arthur Smith and Don Reno “Feudin’ Again!”

October 30, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0
Early country music pioneers 1979 reunion album finally available digitally. ‘Feudin’ Again!‘ was the 1979 album capturing the reunion between two legends of early country and bluegrass music, Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith and Don Reno. Legend […]
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Various Artists “The Hell of Helene Songs of Appalachian Relief”

October 29, 2024 Andy Short 2
An exceptional compilation of Appalachian music. On September 26th, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall at peak intensity in the Big Bend region of Florida near Perry. Helene was a category four hurricane, bringing winds over 140 […]

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]
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A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]
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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Rupert Wates “For the People”

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A feast of finger picked English folk from career songsmith. Rupert Wates may just be English folk music’s best kept secret. Certainly no newcomer, ‘For the People’ is his 12th studio album from a body of […]
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Self-penned 14-track third album from Morgan Wade finds her in reflective mood. Morgan Wade had a rapid rise to prominence with her single ‘Wilder Days’, which was the most-played track on Absolute Radio Country in 2022. […]

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