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AUK Podcast No.7 featuring Jerry Joseph now live

November 14, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 5

This week’s podcast is dominated by a lengthy and wide-ranging conversation with the force of nature that is Jerry Joseph, following on from the brilliant interview with Andrew Frolish earlier this week. Speaking from his home […]

Live Review: Patterson Hood, The Union Chapel, Islington, London – 27th October 2025

November 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

On the Union Chapel’s stage are a wooden chair, an acoustic guitar and an upright piano. At 8.15 pm, the amiable Patterson Hood ambles on stage and sits on the chair. He’s followed by his Drive […]

Drive By Truckers to release expanded “Decoration Day” with live extras

September 26, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Drive-By Truckers are bringing back one of their most celebrated albums, “Decoration Day,” and it’s going to be called… “The Definitive Decoration Day”, and it’ll come out on November 14th. The 4-LP box set features the remixed […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 200 “Wow”

September 19, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

It appears that this is my 200th missive from either the shed or way beyond it. What started as a lockdown commentary on teaching from a box at the bottom of my garden has morphed into […]

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 […]

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Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

April 14, 2026 0

It’s been a while since we had a set of Bluegrass albums to review, which is a shame, as it’s a genre with a lot to offer. There are the traditionalists who keep very much to […]

AUK Podcast No.7 featuring Jerry Joseph now live

Live Review: Patterson Hood, The Union Chapel, Islington, London – 27th October 2025

Drive By Truckers to release expanded “Decoration Day” with live extras

Sounds from beyond the Shed 200 “Wow”

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

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

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