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Julian Taylor “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside Of Your Head)” – stay strong

October 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s likely that you realise by now that we need precious little excuse to feature new music from Canada’s Julian Taylor, but if we were to have been looking for a persuader then the presence on […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 131 – “A conundrum”

February 9, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 2
So you have a choice. Which way do you jump? Avid gig goer as I am, I am occasionally thinking about things too much and this is one of those occasions so I thought I would […]
Tracks

Warren Haynes “Gold Dust Woman” – with Jim James and Grace Potter

November 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We don’t feature a lot of live recordings on the Track feature, but that doesn’t mean we never feature lice recordings on Tracks.  Today’s first offering is very live, with Warren Haynes proudly releasing the first […]
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember: My Morning Jacket – The Roundhouse, London, 7th November 2011

November 18, 2021 Rich Orpin 0
By some strange coincidence, it’s ten years ago to the day (as I write this) that what turned out to be my ‘Night to Remember’ took place. My Morning Jacket had long been a band I’d […]

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Live Review: Emmylou Harris, The Farewell Tour, De Doelen Rotterdam – 20th May 2026

June 22, 2026 0
Electrifying, scarily powerful and quietly charismatic to the last, Harris runs the rule one final time in Europe over her exceptionally long career. Perhaps one of the most touching moments of the Emmylou Harris Farewell Tour […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “The Rugby”

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Not the usual subject of this column, but as a fellow of Northampton, I’m heading to Twickenham tomorrow, driving a coach-load of supporters for the Prem Final. Exciting times for the town as the club seems […]
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Brian Fallon “Pearls” – hey, hang on just a moment fella

June 22, 2026 0
Pearls is the latest single from the solo album Not Bad For New Jersey (arriving via his own Lesser Known Records at all DSPs and streaming services on Thursday, September 10th) by The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
Interviews

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Videos

Video: The Magic Lantern “Lydia”

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The latest single from The Magic Lantern’s album To The Islands is accompanied by a brilliant video that features London drag queen Lavinia Co-op.  It’s a great song too.
Album Reviews

Passenger “Songs for the Drunk and Brokenhearted”

January 11, 2021 0
Lucky for some 13th album from Mike Rosenberg is an absorbing and reflective collection of folk stories for the times we live in It’s been three years since Passenger’s last studio album “proper,” an unusual length […]
Features

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 10 – Wilco “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”

March 8, 2021 0
After months of having their say, the collective wisdom of AUK’s writers generated a shortlist of the best americana albums ever. That shortlist has now been whittled down to a top 10. Today we begin the […]

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