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Mary Gauthier “Rifles & Rosary Beads” (Proper Records, 2018)

January 11, 2018 David Cowling 0
Mary Gauthier wrote this record with US Army veterans as part of a program to help those affected by their experiences of war – with those for whom wars do not stop when they come home, […]
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The Novel Ideas “The Novel Ideas” (Independent 2017)

January 11, 2018 Dave Jennings 0
The Novel Ideas are a country-folk four-piece from Brighton, Massachusetts and their self-titled album was released in the UK in November. Having been playing together for around six years and featuring three different song-writers in their […]
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The Sideshow Tragedy “The View From Nowhere” (DixieFrog/Borderline Blues, 2017)

January 10, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
Listening to The View From Nowhere it is extremely difficult to come to terms with the fact that The Sideshow Tragedy comprises just two members in Nathan Singleton and Jeremy Harrell. The sound created by Singleton’s […]
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Daniel Carlson “Not A Drawing” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

January 9, 2018 Paul Kerr 0
This third album from New Yorker, Daniel Carlson, is sure to delight anyone who believes that Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson are the bee’s knees, the best, the topper most. Carlson, like them, writes sweet songs, […]
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The Hazey Janes “Hands Around The City: Live” (Armellodie Records, 2017)

January 9, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
Dundee’s Hazey Janes have been around for over a decade, so releasing a live album would seem well overdue. This one’s different from the norm though as it’s a complete performance of their “lost” (unreleased) album […]

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artwork for Pete Ham tribute album "Just Look Inside the Cover"

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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

July 28, 2026 0
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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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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A steely take on the world by Grammy winning, progressive, bluegrass band. The cover of The Infamous Stringdusters’ latest studio album, ‘Toward The Fray’, features an image of a young girl clutching a teddy bear. She’s […]
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Something for the weekend: Bill Callahan “Pigeons”

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Like buses, you wait ages for a Bill Callahan track to appear on AUK, then two come at once. Bill Callahan has announced a new album called ‘Gold Record’ due September 4th via Drag City. The […]
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Lately I’ve been broadcasting ‘Clint West’s Americana Plus’ from the new Studio 2 at the Lancashire School of Rock just north of Manchester.  However, the transfer from Studio 1 has not been without some teething problems. […]

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