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The Way Down Wanderers “The Way Down Wanderers” (Independent, 2016)

November 30, 2016 Peter Churchill 0
The Way Down Wanderers hail from Chicago and, although only playing, performing and writing together for 2 years, have steadily built a reputation as a band to watch. The opening track here ‘Dead Birds’ was an […]
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Jon Boden: The Stables, Wavendon – Wednesday 9th October 2016

November 30, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
On his first solo tour the erstwhile voice and frontman of Bellowhead, Jon Boden, has not lost his flair for the dramatic.  There’s a variety of stage lighting, and props: ragged looking speakers and decorative battered […]
Album Reviews

Oriental Sunshine “Dedicated to the bird we love” (Round 2 Records, 2016)

November 29, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Dedicated to the bird we love is the debut, and only, album by Norwegian psychedelic folk band Oriental Sunshine. They got together in the heady year of 1968 – a trio consisting of singer Nina Johansen, […]
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The Good Intentions “The Long Unbroken Line” (Drumfire, 2016)

November 29, 2016 Mark Nenadic 0
Lovers of old-time country/folksy ballads probably know about Liverpool’s ‘The Good Intentions’ by now. This latest record, as with 2013’s ‘Travelling Companion’, sits outside of the constraints of time and trends. The knowing, wistful tones of […]
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Red Tail Ring “Fall Away Blues” (Independent Release, 2016)

November 29, 2016 Peter Churchill 0
Red Tail Ring are Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp and ‘Fall Away Blues’ is their fourth full length album. Hailing from Kalamazoo, Michigan, this duo has produced a stripped back album with gorgeous vocals and harmonies […]

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Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0
Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]
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New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0
Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

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AUK viewers will be treated to a little change of pace from acoustic guitars as Dillon Warnek performs his mini-gig while accompanying himself on the piano. The set was recorded at Bomb Studios in Nashville, the […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Blue Rose Code is aka singer-songwriter Ross Wilson and they’ve/he’s unveiled the first cut from their/his (we could go on like this…) forthcoming new album “The Water Of Leith” which is due out 27th October on Navigator Records. […]
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Interview: Darling West’s Mari and Tor Egil Kreken discuss “Cosmos” and nordicana

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Norwegians love the banjo and bring a natural sense of melancholy to their music. Many people enjoyed the 2000 film ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’, but in Norway, it also helped kickstarted the nordicana genre when […]
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Eric & The Soo “It’s OK To Be Beautiful” – at last, some recognition

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Well, Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first of another few hundred tracks with which we’ll try and tempt your ears.  And here we have at last a song that addresses a concern of […]

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