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Americana One Two Three… (er, Eleven)

September 5, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
And then way beyond… as Andy Davidson picks up the implied challenge and heads from eleven to twenty, making choices in a slightly different way, but these are all prime picks and the Count would approve, […]
Interviews

Interview: Erik Vincent Huey talks about his new album, “Appalachian Gothic” and his West Virginia roots

February 3, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
‘The Appalachian Tommy’ Taking a break from the alt-country band The Surreal McCoys that he co-founded, Erik Huey has released his first solo album, ‘Appalachian Gothic’. Descended from four generations of West Virginia coalminers Huey digs […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Sarah Borges and Eric “Roscoe” Ambel + Carol Hodge, The Fallen Angels Club @The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 24th November 2022

November 30, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
News of a long overdue return to the UK by Boston’s Sarah Borges was cause for celebration in itself, but to find that she’d be accompanied by her latest producer, the legend that is Eric “Roscoe” […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Eric Ambel “12 Step Program (To Quit You Babe)”

November 2, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1
Check out the fuzzy guitar and driving rhythms of Eric Ambel’s latest video, his version of the Nick Lowe classic ‘12 Step Program (To Quit You Babe)’.  Sonically, it’s upbeat, uplifting and gets you moving.  Ambel’s […]

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

Tracks
April 17, 2026 0

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

Interviews
April 17, 2026 0

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone

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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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  • Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone
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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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Interviews

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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Steep Canyon Rangers “It Ain’t Me” – this is not a cover, so Listen

June 10, 2021 0
If you’re imagining there should be a “babe” at the end of that song title then, this time, it’s not the case.  The Steep Canyon Ranger’s new single is almost the mirror image of Dylan’s song, […]
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Interview: Seafarer Matthew Herd on songwriting and odd-jobbing on his own recordings

February 8, 2022 0
John Martyn’s unique folk-jazz blend influences new 21st Century music. The Seafarers play a jazz folk hybrid that is the creation of Matthew Herd and while they have been around for nearly ten years, they are […]
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Hannah & Ben “A Thousand New Moons” – Listen

May 9, 2018 0
Two years after releasing their debut album Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage return with a new collection of new songs, traditional songs and a a song each from the works of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.  […]

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