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Mindy Murray “Striking At Kings” – sometimes words have two meanings

January 5, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Welcome back, everyone – we’re starting the year in tracks with something of a statement of intent – Mindy Murray is lead singer with the River Drivers and also has a solo spot as a folk […]
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Mindy Murray “The Trenton Local” – I hear that train a-comin’

September 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Mass transit is not some sort of luxury – it’s a necessity for millions of people in order to go about their daily lives.  Maybe they can’t afford a car, maybe for some reason they are […]
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Mindy Murray “Did Ya Vote” – well?

October 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Mindy Murray’s song is a timely encouragement to be sure to exercise one’s choice in an election, and on ‘Did Ya Vote‘ a strong endorsement is given by stories of the Suffragist movement, a reminder, if […]
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Track Premiere: Mindy Murray “Cold Kentucky Rain”

November 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Mindy Murray will be releasing her latest solo single ‘Cold Kentucky Rain’ tomorrow, followed by a live premiere on the stage of the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky as part of her appearance on The WoodSongs Old-TimeRadio […]
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Mindy Murray “George B Fell” – appropriately named protagonist of historical incident

August 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Very much in the style of “if you build it they will come“, Mindy Murray was inspired to write today’s song after reading a newspaper article that began with the words…”I can’t believe that no one […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

April 21, 2026 0
Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, who is releasing her new album Shadow Child on 8th May 2026 via Outside Music, has announced a run of six UK headline shows as part of a wider UK and European […]
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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

April 21, 2026 0
Candace Hastings is long steeped in songwriting. Her first came when she was in fifth grade; it had just one chord and was written on the three-quarter-size Kay guitar that her mother bought for her the […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

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Something for the weekend: The Avett Brothers “Victory”

July 10, 2020 1
Another week in the life of AUK passes by like sand through a pair of glasses. I had an interesting conversation with AUK reader Barry Cooke this week about The Avett Brothers and how some fans […]
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Video: Martin Ruby “Rusty Trucks and Daisies”

July 1, 2022 0
An elegiac meditation on the death of a friend and bandmate. Martin Ruby’s new video for ‘Rusty Trucks and Daisies’ is a tribute to his late friend Molly.  As he laments in the back seat of […]
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Video: Ailbhe Reddy “Time Difference”

July 1, 2020 0
The Dublin singer-songwriter, Ailbhe Reddy, has released a personal song about the moment when you realise a relationship is ending and you’re beginning to move in a different direction from your partner.  The song came together […]

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