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May Erlewine “Mother Lion” (Independent, 2017)

December 8, 2017 Michael Farley 0
34 year old May Erlewine is from Big Rapids, Michigan who remarkably has over 15 albums of original work to her name since the beginning of her career which was in the early 2000s although on […]
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Various “Sonic Blooms: UK Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising” (Folk and Honey 2017)

December 8, 2017 Owen Gillham 0
Folk and Honey, the leading UK gig listing website, is behind this compendium of emerging UK folk and roots talent and, as per the website’s MO for providing a platform for new artists that deserve an […]
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Sunfields “Mono, Mono” (Exit Sign Music 2017)

December 7, 2017 Michael Farley 0
Hailing from Montreal Sunfields is a group of four although their undoubted leader is Jason Kent who wrote all eleven songs on this album which is credited as being produced by the whole band. An antidote […]
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Rebecca Clamp & Hans Wessels “Lit Up with Sorrow” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

December 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Rebecca Clamp – here collaborating with her partner Hans Wessels – writes songs that are like three minute windows into her life, with subject matters relating to her feelings in a particular instant, summaries of conversations […]
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Richard Warren “Disentangled” (Hudson, 2017)

December 6, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0
Those of you familiar with Richard Warren’s previous solo records will know what to expect from this fourth album – Disentangled.  You won’t be disappointed either. Sounding like a stoner/psychedelic happening featuring Duane Eddy on guitar and […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

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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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Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

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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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Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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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

February 26, 2026 0
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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Danny & the Champions of the World “Let The Water Wash Over You (Don’t You Know)” – Listen

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Danny & the Champs’ new album “Brilliant Light” is out now although as usual we got our copy rather late in the day (always the bridesmaid…) so our review will be up shortly, but for now, […]
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Georgia Ruth “Fossil Scale” (Navigator Records, 2016)

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On her second album Welsh songstress Georgia Ruth, nominated in 2014 for a Radio Two Folk Award, offers more radio friendly music although in this instance it’s more likely that it will be Radio 6Music who […]
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The Song Remains: JD Souther (1945- 2024)

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Under-rated songwriter who was instrumental in the rise of Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles and the evolution of country rock. When you put your mind to thinking about or discussing those artists that were influential in […]

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