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Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists

July 17, 2025 Andy Short 33

It has long been a tradition in music for artists to cover their favourite songs. Some take the original to the next level, while others are straight copies; some are plain weird, and finally, there are […]

Ben Folds to release Christmas album, “Sleigher” – geddit?

October 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Ben Folds will release “Sleigher”, his first ever Christmas album, on October 25th via New West Records. The 10-song collection is built on a mix of 7 original songs and reimagined classics like Mel Torme and […]

Live Review: Annie Dressner, The Old School House, Robin Hood’s Bay – 19th April 2024

April 30, 2024 Viv Fish 0

After a short visit to Robin Hood’s Bay on tour with Jesse Terry last year, we vowed to return to take in more of the delights of the picturesque old fishing village & surrounding area, and […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

March 6, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

March 6, 2026 0

A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists

Ben Folds to release Christmas album, “Sleigher” – geddit?

Live Review: Annie Dressner, The Old School House, Robin Hood’s Bay – 19th April 2024

Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970

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