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Video Premiere: Foy Vance “I Think I Preferred The Question”

December 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest single from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance. ‘I Think I Preferred The Question’ opens with simmering, shimmering tension and thumping percussion like a heavy, slow heartbeat. When Vance begins to […]

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Foy Vance – Laughing at ‘The Joy of Nothing’ with Belfast and London dates

November 1, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 3

Emmy Award-winning songwriter Foy Vance will embark on the  ‘You & I UK Tour’ next week. Named after a track from Vance’s breakthrough 2013 album “Joy Of Nothing”, the tour includes residencies in Belfast Opera House […]

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Video: Passenger “Life’s For The Living” (Feat. Foy Vance – Anniversary Edition)

September 20, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

We are huge fans of Passenger around these parts and it’s hard to believe that it’s eleven years ago now that Mike Rosenberg released his breakthrough album ‘All The Little Lights’. The years leading up to […]

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Foy Vance announces ten year celebration tour

May 11, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Foy Vance has announced a tour, “Regarding the Joy of Nothing,” to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the album ‘Joy of Nothing‘. The tour includes twelve local dates starting in Ireland in December and follows an […]

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Foy Vance to tour UK later this Summer

July 15, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Foy Vance will embark on an extensive European tour later this summer. The UK dates commence on August 30 at York Barbican and culminate on September 9 at Belfast SSE Arena, Vance’s first arena show in […]

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Our new supporters playlist comes out today with our best giveaway yet – win a pair of weekend tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival 2026!

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  • Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “City of Heroes”
  • Live Review: The Unthanks, Barbican Hall, London – 31st January 2026
  • Classic Clips: Blaze Foley “Clay Pigeons”
  • Lucinda Williams “World’s Gone Wrong”
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out today with our best giveaway yet – win a pair of weekend tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival 2026!
  • The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring chat with Greazy Alice mainman Alex Pianovich
  • Kyle McKearney “Rearview” – objects may loom larger
  • Video Premiere: Robert Deeble “The First Lady of Peru” – a deeper longing for connection
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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

January 21, 2026 0

When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]

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Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

January 13, 2026 0

“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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