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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring the mighty MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger

May 1, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
This week’s podcast sees Keith discussing art and life, recording and touring, and much, much more with the wonderful MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, whose new album I’m People comes out today. There are also […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 215 “Christmas Vinyl”

December 22, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
The only thing I ever used to ask for as Christmas presents were albums. I can still remember the albums I got between the ages of 14- 19, so important to me they were in ensuring […]
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Album Reviews

Florry “Sounds Like…”

May 23, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
An album to fan the flames of the rock and roll tradition. A versatile band like Florry can be many different things, free by acknowledging their debt to iconic groups like The Band or the Rolling […]
Tracks

Florry “Pretty Eyes Lorraine” – there’s been some misunderstandings

May 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Florry is a band bred in the crackling warmth of the Philadelphia DIY scene and forged with the alloys of community action, queer liberation and bedroom poetry.  Bandleader Francie Medosch and her absolute unit of collaborators […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 182 “Well bless my soul…”

April 25, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 4
I have discussed the power of live music many times in this column before, as well as my father’s descent into dementia and the sheer joy of the dementia choir that we attend together, run by […]

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Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

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The Legendary Trainhoppers “A Conspiracy of Ravens”

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Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

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Artwork for Jeffrey Halford and the Healers album "Used Parts"

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”

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Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]
Album Reviews

The Legendary Trainhoppers “A Conspiracy of Ravens”

August 11, 2026 0
The new Legendary Trainhoppers is a foray into studied presence and simple things cherished Indiana based band The Legendary Trainhoppers have been at it since their 2006 release, Ramble On. This latest release, A Conspiracy of […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

August 11, 2026 0
America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some new […]

  • Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock
  • The Legendary Trainhoppers “A Conspiracy of Ravens”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen
  • Cajun Corner – Summer 2026
  • Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”
  • Fanny Lumsden brings her Traditions to the fore with her new album
  • Seasick Steve “Bootstraps” – won’t lift ya’ no more
  • Video Premiere: Kaz Murphy “Making Noise”
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Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]
Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

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Folk Roundup – Rakish, Hannah O’Brian and Grant Flick, Mairearad Green and Rachel Newton, River Drivers, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary, June Tabor & The Oysterband

October 28, 2024 0
Welcome – or should that be fáilte? – to another edition of the folk roundup column.  You may notice that there is a bit of an Irish theme this time around, not planned ’tis just the […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Dusty Wright “Lonelyville”

February 2, 2022 0
It’s certainly great to premiere the new song from Dusty Wright, which is also the title track of his new album which is out in April on Petrock.  It finds the NYC/East Chatham based singer/songwriter, who […]
Album Reviews

Ben Reel “Spirit’s not Broken”

January 28, 2026 2
Irish bard returns with organ‑infused songs anchored in love, hope and resilience. Ben Reel has been a musician since 1989, when he was 17. He’s been hailed as the “Irish Bruce Springsteen” by some critics and […]

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