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Jerry David DeCicca “Cardiac Country”

May 27, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 2
Deep thoughts and a serious health scare. If this album’s title seems rather obscure, it turns out to be well-chosen. Feeling in good shape prolific singer/songwriter Jerry David DeCicca took only a couple of weeks to […]
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AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – May 2025

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Firstly, may I start by thanking my esteemed colleague Fred Arnold for picking up the baton and doing such a sterling job with last month’s EP Round-Up while I took a much-needed holiday. Now with my […]
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Live Review: Katie Pruitt + Henry Grace, Hoxton Hall, London – 16th May 2025

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In town to perform in the round at the Highways Festival at the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Pruitt played a show the previous night at Hoxton Hall in East London. The venue originally started life as […]
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Paul Armfield “Between The Covers – 9 Songs For Bibliophiles”

May 23, 2025 Tim Martin 0
A reflection on the love of books through some great original songs and well chosen covers. When Paul Armfield sat down in early 2024 to start writing songs for what would be his 9th album release, […]
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Live Review: David Ramirez + Ben de la Cour, The Ropewalk, Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber – 10th May 2025

May 23, 2025 Graeme Tait 6
It may be only early May, but summer would appear to have well and truly arrived as I made the journey for my second visit of the year to Ropery Hall, located within the North Lincolnshire […]

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