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Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2026

March 19, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Here’s another half a dozen or so new folk tracks for your delectation and delight. Quite a varied crop, with a couple looking to future directions for folk, a couple of Irish-inspired productions and a couple […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup – Broadside Hacks

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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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The Severed Limb “Skiffle in the Rain”

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Hell in a Handcart – “Stop looking at that, peasants”

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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win albums by Jim Keller and Milk Carton Kids

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The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring Deer Tick and Paul McClure whose new albums are out today!

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Artwork for The Severed Limb album Skiffle in the Rain
Album Reviews

The Severed Limb “Skiffle in the Rain”

June 5, 2026 0
Resurrected English Skiffle band return to their roots with their first record in eight years. Skiffle, I hear you say, isn’t that Lonnie Whatsisname knocking out a homemade English rock and roll and singing about Gor’ […]
Interviews

Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 0
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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Hell in a Handcart – “Stop looking at that, peasants”

June 5, 2026 0
“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act” – George Orwell Attention spans, huh? They last all of… …where were we? Oh yeah. Attention. We need to pay attention. Listen. Pay […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 0
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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Track Premiere: SunYears “Last Night On The Mountain”

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SunYears is a musical project of Peter Moren of Peter Bjorn and John, and the new single premiered today on Americana-UK is ‘Last Night On The Mountain‘ finds him collaborating with Sam Genders of Tuung and […]
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Sarah King “Blame It On The Booze” – it is no excuse

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Sarah King’s recent A/B sider release featured as the A-side ‘Blame it on the Booze‘ a song that the New England Music Awards Songwriter of the Year for 2021 explains is drawn from life.  As she […]

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