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So here we are, dear readers, at that point in the year where we take a look back over the preceding months and marvel at the myriad of wonderful music that has adorned these articles. Of […]
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AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – July 2025

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Welcome to July’s ‘Monthly EPs Round-Up’ article, where we run the rule over this month’s new releases covering all corners of the americana music genre. As I scan across the fields of my home county of […]
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My colleague Graeme Tait is taking a well-earned break this month, so he has graciously allowed me to step back in to fill his shoes for April’s review of the latest EPs. And what a very […]

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I’ve gone on record as proclaiming Waiting For Columbus one of the best live albums in the universe, so I took a long time to reconcile myself to the fact that the band had a life […]
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Steep Canyon Rangers “Next Act”

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Time to secure your first-class ticket to a bluegrass celebration. Steep Canyon Rangers have been around a long time and continue to produce fine music, and their live performances are legendary. Next Act is their fifteenth […]
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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

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There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]
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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2
Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]
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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

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In these strange days, when everyone’s plans have gone awry, we continue to spread the joy of music through sharing exclusive ‘mini-gigs’.  Hopefully, these little gestures can help keep everyone going.  Today we’re delighted to share […]
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As a renowned singer, songwriter and musician, Emmylou Harris will no doubt need little or no introduction. Harris is, without doubt, one of the all-time greats. Her contribution to music over the years is summed up […]

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