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Video Premiere: The Often Herd “Cool Summer Rain”

May 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the premiere of the latest single from Newcastle-based band The Often Herd. ‘Cool Summer Rain’ is a vibrant, upbeat number that could soundtrack your summer. A beautifully tuneful vocal performance and lush West Coast-style harmonies […]
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Christian Rutledge “An Inch Of This New York Mile”

May 29, 2025 Graeme Tait 6
Rutledge’s debut album, described as a love letter to the city and people of New York, is a resounding success. For some years now, Christian Rutledge has carved out a reputation for being one of New […]
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Live Review: Boulder Fields, The Bell, Bath – 20th May 2025

May 29, 2025 Tim Martin 0
AUK writer Cam Fraser has a distinguished past playing in several bands and in 2024 he released the first album under the Boulder Fields name. Adding a West Coast sparkle to his unmistakeably Scottish sound, it […]
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The Minus 5 “Oar on, Penelope!”

May 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 1
Power pop’s Zelig returns to the fray with an exhilarating set of songs. If you were to draw a Venn diagram regarding American bands tagged variously as No Depression, College Rock, Alt-Country, Paisley Underground and power […]
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Todd Adelman “Western Soul”

May 28, 2025 Daisy Innes 0
A trip out west, an exploration of the American Dream, and an investigation of what that means right now. As he tells us, “I’ll worry about yesterday tomorrow; I’m trying to get through today.” ‘Western Soul’ makes […]

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As Graeme Tait takes an enforced break he kindly asked me to step in this month to produce our monthly EP Roundup. I think he knows he has no fears about my contributions matching his excellent […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Jess Morgan is a songwriter’s songwriter. A cerebral storyteller. Her new album ‘Edison Gloriette’ – Jess’ 4th full length record was released October 2016 – is a tumbler of unfancied folk-roots music, with heart, passion and […]
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Live Review: Anna Ash + Dolly Mavies, Green Note, Camden London – 18th Sept 2022

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Encouragingly, Anna Ash, known for her arresting vocal prowess, has managed to fill out the Green Note tonight, which now seems to have returned to pre covid capacity. Her fourth album ‘Sleeper’ has gained strong reviews […]

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