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Jingle Bells Friday – I want to see the bright Xmas lights tonight

December 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
And now the sweating starts, the raised heartbeat rate, the stark all all-encompassing, totally overwhelming fear…yes, there are less than three weeks to go to the Big Day.  How does this happen every single year?  Or, […]
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Midlake “Eyes Full Of Animal” – is that a mirror?

December 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The thing is, you listen to a new song by Midlake, and it sounds great from the start. Naturally, they are a tight band, and they know what they are doing – that blend of one […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup – Broadside Hacks

December 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
This is a bit of a special Folk Tracks Roundup in that we’re not going to struggle to find a theme stitching all the song choices together, because we’re putting a bit of a spotlight on […]
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Wes Corbett “Hartford’s Bend On The Cumberland” – drift to the sea

December 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
Hey, Wednesday afternoon has sure rolled around fast this week, and there’s so much to do, isn’t there?  Never a moment’s peace, never any time to kick-back and take in some songs without words as you […]
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Kim Moberg “I’ll Always Be A Friend” – don’tcha know you… umm… gotta pal

December 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Her last album, 2023’s “The Seven Fires Prophecy: A Suite for Humanity”, was a favourite, so it’s a true pleasure to have new music from Cape Cod, MA-based Indigenous folk singer-songwriter Kim Moberg. On “All That […]

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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

June 5, 2026 0
Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]
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Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

June 5, 2026 0
In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

  • Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris
  • Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”
  • Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”
  • Classic Clips: The Lost Gonzo Band with Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn “London Homesick Blues” – live from Texas Roadhouse, 1991
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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Video: march “45 (I Think About This All The Time)” live from the bedroom

November 14, 2024 0
Here is the latest single from UK singer-songwriter Kitty O’Neal, who has performed under the moniker ‘march’ since 2019, after many years gigging along the south coast.  ’45 (I Think About This all the Time)’ is […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Nick Lowe “Cruel To Be Kind”

February 17, 2020 0
More cruelty this week, from Americana royalty Nick Lowe, but from over four decades ago, when this was always on TOTP and it was seen as power pop. Endless chains could come from this, bands – […]
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Classic Clips: Pete Gow “Leonard’s Bar” – Playground Theatre, London, 10th April 2022

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‘Leonard’s Bar’ is the centrepiece of Pete Gow’s 2022 album ‘Leo’, which took shape during the first lockdown of the 2020 pandemic. This resulted in Gow being unable to collaborate with his band in the studio, […]

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