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Jason Haywood “Folklore” (Independent, 2017)

December 14, 2017 Phil Grant 0
In something of a departure for the Canadian singer-songwriter, the latest album by Jason Haywood is a dark, ambitious and as big in scope as the land it came from. The opening (The Ballad of Clara […]
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Daisy Chapman “Good Luck Songs” (Songs & Whispers 2017)

December 13, 2017 Michael Farley 0
Good Luck Songs is the third album from Bristol based Daisy Chapman who presents here an album of eight original songs and one remake of an old standard. With a distinctive soaring vocal she is able […]
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Susto “& I’m Fine Today” (Rootsy Nu, 2017)

December 12, 2017 Maurice Hope 0
Charleston, South Carolina-based Susto embrace numerous genres as their music and lyrics dive headlong into the mind of the listener, their new album “I’m Fine Today” following their 2014 self-titled debut. Possessing an addictive draw, the […]
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Jesse Terry “Stargazer” (Jackson Beach Records 2017)

December 12, 2017 Michael Farley 0
Jesse Terry  has lived a life even though he is still a young man. A teenage runaway he endured a difficult time which has certainly inspired his song writing although this album is no downbeat affair […]
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Gill Landry “Love rides a dark horse” (Loose Music, 2017)

December 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Gill Landry had it all – he was in the Old Crow Medicine Show, had just won his second Grammy with that band, and moreover he was in love – not just in love but all […]

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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

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Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

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Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]
Tracks

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]
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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026.  It will be published by Red Hen Press.  Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

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American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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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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Something for the weekend: Christian Kjellvander “Slow Walk In The Country”

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That’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re one of our beloved AUK supporters your new playlist arrives this afternoon at 5pm and one lucky reader will be winning a vinyl copy of […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Billy Bragg “Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards”

December 11, 2019 0
Tomorrow feels like the most important day this country has faced in many decades – more on that tomorrow – so for this week’s voyage to americanageddon, there couldn’t really be any other choice. Billy Bragg […]
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Martha Wainwright to reissue debut on vinyl and tour UK & Ireland

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Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright announced herself to the world with her debut album “Martha Wainwright”. Featuring songs like ‘Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole’, a song about her father, ‘Factory’ and ‘When The Day Is Short’, it […]

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