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Pond Diver “Look Around” – Listen

February 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Pond Diver add another taste of their ‘Flashbacks‘ EP, today’s track a slower and more meditative song than the previously featured ‘Over the Hill‘.  It’s a sad reflection on a relationship that has come to an […]
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Pond Diver “Flashbacks EP” (Independent, 2020)

February 10, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0
Well, well, well, just occasionally something floats into the inbox that holds the attention and makes the misery of the post-Brexit world disappear into the ether. Pond Diver ( name needs work I respectfully suggest) are […]
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Pond Diver “Over The Hill” – Listen

January 15, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Naturally every track in this section is carefully handpicked to please you dear reader – adding to your musical enjoyment is what we’re all about.  However, some are more equal than others – and we have  […]

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A first visit to the tiny Betsey Trotwood – a charming old-school pub a short, scenic walk from King’s Cross – felt like the perfect setting for an intimate evening of americana. Somehow, they have fitted […]
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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

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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

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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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Tom Delaney & Caroline Keane “John Kelly’s Old Concertina Reel Set”

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Well, at last the return of the “not quite every-Wednesday afternoon Instrumental Track” feature….and do we have an instrumental for you today.  We do!  You will hear and (by courtesy of the Video Editor!) see Tom […]
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Track Premiere: Loudon Wainwright III “Primrose Hill”

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Earlier this year the legendary Loudon Wainwright III (whom we’re sure requires no introduction) played a three-night residency at Nell’s Jazz and Blues in London.  The shows were recorded and twenty-one of the songs are used […]
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It’s the 2022 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

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Another reminder everyone. As Iron Maiden once said in their cheerful classic ‘The Clairvoyant’, “as soon as you’re born you’re dying” and as we hurtle towards our graves at an ever-quickening pace, it will surprise no-one […]

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