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Video Premiere: Deidre McCalla “Shoulder to the Wheel”

August 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1
Here is the video premiere of ‘Shoulder to the Wheel’, a folk-anthem from iconic troubadour Deidre McCalla, who has been putting out music for almost five decades.  As a black woman, lesbian, feminist and mother, McCalla […]
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Deidre McCalla “I Do Not Walk This Path Alone” – It’s a long way from there to here

June 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Deidre McCalla sings that “people of my ancestry died building this road for me / the fruit of their proud sacrifice comes down to me as my birth right” on this new song from her new […]

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

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April 17, 2026 0

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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April 17, 2026 0

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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April 17, 2026 0

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

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Interview: M G Boulter on why Southend-on-Sea is key to his music

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From Southend-on-Sea to the Albert Hall opening for Paul Heaton, touring with Simone Felice and back to Clifftown. Surprisingly, Southend-on-Sea has had a disproportionate influence on British music starting with Procol Harem in the ‘60s and […]
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Matt Dorien “Teddy Wilson” – Listen

October 1, 2019 0
Matt Dorrien walks a while in Harry Nilsson’s shoes on his new song ‘Teddy Wilson‘, named for the jazz pianist who played with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.  It’s Matt Dorrien’s first single […]
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Ron Pope announces UK and EU tour dates and new single

August 21, 2024 0
Nashville-based, Ron Pope, has announced his “Neon and Glass World Tour,” 28 dates slated for 2025 including shows in the UK and the EU with Emily Scott Robinson opening. “I have put together the most compelling […]

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