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Sleepy Gaucho “Morning Light” (Hear Here Records, 2020)

August 24, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0
‘Morning Light’ is the second album by multi-instrumentalist Andy Goitia. This essentially appears to be a solo album giving Andy the space to explore sonic opportunities with the aid of friends, session musicians and most notably, […]
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Emma Swift “Blonde On The Tracks” (Tiny Ghost Records, 2020)

August 20, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
Dylan has been one of the most covered songwriters since the ‘60s. In fact, in 1965, Columbia Records ran a media campaign with the message “No one sings Dylan like Dylan”, as covers were outselling Dylan’s […]
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Tara Dente “Truth in the Mud” (Travianna Records, 2020)

August 19, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0
It’s a fact that there is a wealth of great female vocalists out there – however Tara Dente does raise the bar and there are a couple of tracks on this album that could lead you […]
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The Annulments “Dead Preservations” (Independent, 2020)

August 19, 2020 Alan Fitter 0
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover and the same goes for albums. The strange, broken abstract design on the cover of ‘Dead Preservations’  the second album from Irish band The Annulments would […]
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Ethan Daniel Davidson “Come Down Lonesome” (Blue Arrow Records, 2020)

August 18, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0
Ethan Daniel Davidson’s latest album, ‘Come Down Lonesome’ is somewhere between his 8th and 11th LP (depending what you consider to be an actual LP) in a recording career stretching back to 1999. His output may have […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

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An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]
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Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

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Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]
Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026
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Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

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The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

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Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

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