Paul McClure

The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring Deer Tick and Paul McClure whose new albums are out today!

June 5, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week finds Keith less hot but still cookin’ with some fabulous guests. From Rhode Island, the wonderful Deer Tick talk about their new album Coin-O-Matic out today, and from Rutland, singer-songwriter Paul McClure shares his […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 232 “Suprising”

June 1, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Last week’s heatwave was the setting for an adventure. Regular readers will know that Mrs H and I venture out in a van every now and then, but the Bank Holiday was the first time that […]

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 […]

Ely Folk Festival adds an evening of Americana for its 39th Birthday

February 26, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

The 39th Ely Folk Festival has compounded its appeal by having an evening dedicated to Americana. The so-called ‘Roots and Branches – An Americana Evening” takes place on Saturday 12th July when four of the strongest […]

Video: Paul McClure “I Love You in the Morning”

October 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the lovely new video from Paul McClure, which was filmed entirely on his iPhone when lockdown restrictions were beginning to ease and folks were able to enjoy a little freedom again. Incredible patience was […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring Deer Tick and Paul McClure whose new albums are out today!

Sounds from beyond the Shed 232 “Suprising”

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

Ely Folk Festival adds an evening of Americana for its 39th Birthday

Video: Paul McClure “I Love You in the Morning”

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson