James Hodder

Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 3rd-5th July 2026

July 31, 2026 Andrew Frolish 5

There are some festivals you attend because of the line-up. Others because they’re close to home. Some because they’re fashionable, or because everyone else seems to be going. Then there’s Maverick. After many years of returning […]

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 Ian C Rothery 1

A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]

Live Review: The Ramblin’ Roots Revue 2026, New Buckinghamshire University – 10th-12th April 2026

April 23, 2026 NickBarber 2

Once again, the High Wycombe Travelodge girded its loins for its busiest weekend of the year, as the crowds gathered from near and far (but mostly far) for the next instalment of the first of the […]

Latest podcast available now with exclusive reveal of this year’s Ramblin’ Roots line up and Jesper Lindell too!

January 23, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

It’s two for the price of one week as Keith interviews Tristan Tipping of The Ramblin’ Roots Revue and Jesper Lindell. In an AUK exclusive, Tristan reveals the line-up for this year’s Ramblin’ Roots festival, and […]

Podcast number 10 now featuring South Korean band Wednesdayoff is now live!

December 5, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

A packed show this week as Keith interviews South Korean band Wednesdayoff, as well as Editor in Chief Mark Whitfield. There are tracks from Luke Tuchscherer, James Hodder, Richard Thompson, David Ford, Michael Weston King, and […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers