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Interview: Americana UK’s Twang Factor winner Anton O’Donnell, a true troubadour

August 1, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
Anton O’Donnell spills the beans on hooking up with his American-based label and on the joys of being a true roving troubadour. Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Anton O’Donnell was the winner of AUK’s first ever Twang Factor back […]
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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: The Winner’s Session with Anton O’Donnell

March 2, 2021 Clint West 0
Last year’s inaugural ‘Twang Factor’ introduced us to some wonderful artists and culminated in a readers’ vote that crowned Glasgow’s Anton O’Donnell as your winner. We promised you more from Anton and here it is, as […]
Features

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Anton O’Donnell

September 29, 2020 Clint West 0
Welcome to ‘The Twang Factor’ AUK’s brand new weekly series providing a showcase for some of the best new and emerging artists around. Each week we will bring you a different artist selected from the submissions […]
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Video Premiere: Anton & The Colts “Boy Living for the Weekend”

June 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is an upbeat, foot-tapping, melodic rocker from Anton & The Colts.  It’s typically bluesy with guitar riffs, harmonica and Anton O’Donnell’s distinctive voice blending for an upfront sound that will be great live (if we’re […]
Live Reviews

Southern Fried Festival, Perth, Scotland, 26-29th July 2018

August 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0
Eleven years old this year Southern Fried continues to occupy its position as the best Americana and roots music festival in Scotland and perhaps the best of its kind in the UK (although there are three […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
Album Reviews

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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  • Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
Interviews

Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Video Premiere: JAKL “Hear”

May 7, 2021 0
After a year of immense challenges and social upheaval, JAKL (also-known-as Hughie Gavin) delivers a heartfelt message of positivity and hopefulness in new single ‘Hear’.  For many, our isolation has been emotional as well as physical […]
Tracks

Martin Ruby “Sisyphus” – rolling away that stone…

December 8, 2021 0
Attentive reader that you are, and we do appreciate how you lap up every word we collectively craft, you’ll recall that when we can we have a mellow out afternoon mid-week session when we reconnect with […]
Album Reviews

The Grahams “The Grahams And Friends (Live In Studio)” (Independent, 2017)

February 2, 2017 0
If you were to judge an outfit by their friends this American husband and wife duo would rate pretty highly.  On this set they rope in Cody & Luther Dickinson from the north Mississippi Allstars, John […]

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