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Sea Song Sessions “The Rambling Sailor” – not to be trusted

August 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Let’s face it, this particular folk song doesn’t really do much to inspire confidence in the faithfulness of men of many trades – as Seth Lakeman explains “I first heard my Father singing this song as […]
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Joselyn And Don “Deep Down” – God speed Mother Nature….

August 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Joselyn and Don are Don Barrozo and Joselyn Wilkinson and their take on roots inspired music draws on touchstones from the blues, jazz and folk.  Montanans turned Angelinos, the duo have a new EP, ‘Seeds & […]
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Track Premiere: 3 Pairs Of Boots “Sweet Spot”

August 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
3 Pairs of Boots are California based Americana duo – and wife and husband – Laura Arias and Andrew Stern who have a supportive dynamic. Stern says of his role as the main songwriter, crafting songs […]
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Rocky Votolato “Little Black Diamond” – intimate acoustic americana

August 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s an intimate feel to ‘Little Black Diamond‘ which is taken from the album ‘Wild Roots‘ which will be released on September 9 via Spartan Records and Thirty Something Records (Europe/UK).  It’s the first new album […]
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Track Premiere: Rich McCulley & Marvin Etzioni “Apricot”

August 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Combining the talents of Rich McCulley (also in the band Stash) and Marvin Etzioni (of power duo Thee Holy Brothers and a founding member of Lone Justice) – Rich & Marvin is less a band and […]

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Amy Melissen & Lee Stivers “Something Tells Me Everything Will Be Alright”

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Homage as an access point into the musical canon. It’s almost essential for artists at the start of their musical journeys to rely heavily on the compositions of admired musicians. Whatever elements resonate more deeply are […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

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A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for and […]
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Uni Boys “Uni Boys”

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Power pop déjà vu, delivered with infectious youthful exuberance. Forty years ago, New Musical Express journalist David Quantick suggested that pop culture was becoming increasingly self-referential, to the point of exhaustion, ultimately predicting that “pop would […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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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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Live Review: Ruth Moody at The Water Rats, King’s Cross, London – 2nd February 2025

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When you have waited 10 years to renew your acquaintance with a London gig audience, it is little surprise that Sunday’s concert in King’s Cross started off a little ‘muted’. Ruth Moody came on stage with […]
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Austin Lucas “Alive in the Hot Zone” (Cornelious Chapel Records, 2020)

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There is a post on Austin Lucas’s social media showing a sticker on a guitar stating “In November, just remember, Donald Trump killed John Prine” under which he states “My name is Austin, and I’m here […]
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Ten to One: Robbie Fulks ages well on “Now Then”

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With his “Now Then” album (Compass Records, 2025) out, AUK asked Robbie Fulks ten questions about one topic – songs… You would expect that country rockers are very good at making music about getting old while […]

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