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John Hinshelwood “Called Back (The Poems of Emily Dickinson)”

July 16, 2021 David Jarman 0
The poems of Emily Dickinson find fine musical accompaniment in the hands of John Hinshelwood and his musical collaborators. Setting the words of poems to music can be challenging–while bespoke lyrics may often be poetic, many […]
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Jeb Cardwell “My Friend Defiance”

July 15, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Melbourne’s answer to Tom Petty fires his first shots. Swimming out the swamps of Melbourne, Australia!? This is as good a piece of Americana this reviewer has heard in a while. Jeb Cardwell has a reek […]
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Jim Lauderdale “Hope”

July 15, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Jim Lauderdale shows that there is hope for unsigned artists. Reviewing albums can be difficult. A reviewer often does not have time to let the material sit and percolate, for it to grow, and for it […]
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Various Artists “The Best Country Blues You’ve Never Heard (Vol. 2)”

July 14, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
An excellent collection of Country Blues  – that you’ve probably not heard? It’s not so long ago, during a run of features by AUK writers on their ten best americana albums, that there was some interesting […]
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Noah G. Fowler “Gone Again”

July 14, 2021 Alan Fitter 1
An interesting album let down by a muddy mix. There’s an old joke about a couple of pensioners who go to a restaurant that’s been recommended to them. At the end of the meal, one turns […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

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Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being […]
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Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

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Established Yorkshire songstress reinforces her reputation for excellence with fine mini-album. Any new single release ahead of a new album is always a teaser. After the video premiere of her new single The Losing Hand on […]
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Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

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Kurt Vile has announced his new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me (note the lowercase words just to upset copy editors!) (there’s a special place in hell for artists who use lowercase for album titles – […]

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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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Interview: Danny O’Keefe on making circular turns and having a good time

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Still writing new songs in his ninth decade and celebrating his catalogue. Singer-songwriters write songs, and that is exactly what Danny O’Keefe has been doing all his working life, and he is still doing it in […]
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June Star “Seven Pieces” – Listen

March 18, 2021 0
June Star goes under the name Andrew Grimm in the real, and he’s a mightily productive practitioner of Americana music.  ‘Seven Pieces‘ is taken off his upcoming album ‘How We See it Now,’  which is due […]
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Jeremy Pinnell “Ties of Blood and Affection” (Sofaburn Records 2017)

September 21, 2017 0
A Northern Kentucky singer-songwriter, Jeremy Pinnell builds on the stark, soul-searching of his much acclaimed debut ‘OH/KY’ with a fuller sound and more relaxed delivery on this his second album. This work is still rooted in […]

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