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Phil Cook “Appalachia Borealis” – a gentle pause

February 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Good grief – how long has it been since we last featured the Americana UK Wednesday Afternoon Chill Out Zone With No Goddamn Lyrics (or the AUKWACOZWNGL as we like to call it)? We don’t know […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 135 “Showtime”

March 8, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Everything else is on hold this week as the production I have been directing arrives to sold out Houses at the local theatre. One hundred and eighty-five seats for five nights – sold out! That’s a […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 115

October 13, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Posh seats and a boring gig. Spent a brilliant couple of days in old London town this last week. Ostensibly to catch up with friends, have a few drinks, meet up with an ex-pupil for a […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 16

May 5, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 1

Some great days but also some shit… literally. Working in education can be a hard slog as many parents discovered with homeschooling but in the grand scheme of things most of us have to work hard […]

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Vaiano’s Paisanos “Abrew’s Portuguese Jazz” – it’s not jazz…

March 25, 2026 0

Well, here we are, on the inelegantly and easily misconstrued hump day afternoon, wondering once more when, oh when, oh when will Americana UK bring us a new instrumental track to ease our cares and slide […]

Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”

March 25, 2026 0

Sophisticated Folk, intellectual pop, from Katherine Priddy. Katherine Priddy’s new album, her third, is a collection of strong songs that each, in their own ways, examine what it means to be a human – not just […]

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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