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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Rita Bliss

May 6, 2025 Andy Short 0
In the summer of 2024, AUK writer Paul Kerr reviewed an album that whetted his appetite from a talented banjo player based in Texas. The album “Peaches and Apple Pies” was highly recommended. This coincided with a […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without it – Nanci Griffith

February 12, 2025 Jonathan Smith 1
Writing about music generally forces you to adopt a critical stance; it’s not enough to say ‘I like this’ or ‘I don’t like that’, you have to drill a little deeper to try to find a […]
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Book Review: Brian T. Atkinson “Love At The Five And Dime The Songwriting Legacy Of Nanci Griffith”

January 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0
Nanci Griffith is one of the core Americana artists. She is never far from the top of our list features and Clint West’s entry in our Essentials feature is spot on as far as listening recommendations […]
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Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “On Grafton Street”’ filmed in Austin, Texas, 1997

December 13, 2024 Andy Short 7
Ever since hearing Nanci Griffith belt out ‘Ford Econoline’ on the NME “Tape With No Name” in 1987, Griffith has been one of my most loved female artists. Her storytelling and poetry were special, and sadly, […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]
Album Reviews

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

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A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]
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Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 1
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

March 2, 2026 0
Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

February 26, 2026 0
I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Ian Felice “21st Century” – Listen

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21st Century is the new single from lead singer and songwriter for The Felice Brothers Ian Felice (or “H Felice” as Steps fans would say) taken from his debut solo album ‘In The Kingdom Of Dreams’.  He told The […]
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Live Review: Thomas & The Angry Hearts, Martin’s Bar, Lillestrøm, Norway – 5th December 2025

December 19, 2025 0
Travelling from the UK to Norway for a single gig might appear to border on the eccentric, but some nights justify a journey. As it turned out, a cold (for the English), mild (for the Norwegians) […]
Videos

Video: Michele Stodart “Tell Me”

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Our celebration of the festival season continues with the excellent Michele Stodart, who is performing at the Maverick Festival this year.  Maverick is a delightful event, taking place from 5th to 7th July 2024.  It’s been […]

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