Red Rooster Festival

Sounds from beyond the Shed 188 “Things ain’t wot they used to be”

June 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Today is my birthday and as a present to myself in July 1980 I made my way to the Stafford Bingley Hall to attend the… ahem…” Over the Top Heavy Metal Brain Damage Party” featuring seven […]

Cock-A-Doodle-Do! Red Rooster announces first tranche of acts at revered annual festival for 2025

November 12, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Euston Hall near Thetford is the gorgeous location for the annual Red Rooster festival and it’s usually a doozy. Next year’s early indications would suggest that for 29th to the 31st of May 2025 it’s more […]

Red Rooster Festival returns for 10th Anniversary

February 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

As spring filters into summer, it’s time for 2024’s Red Rooster Festival in Suffolk over the 30th May to 1st June weekend. The festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and features an impressive list of […]

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2

In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 58

May 30, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Half term and festival time. I have dragged my sorry arse to the end of the week and cannot communicate how grateful I am for half term. This term has been full of all the usual […]

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

August 28, 2026 0

Iron & Wine aka Sam Beam has announced the release of Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition) due out 22nd September from Sub Pop. This expanded edition features six new recordings in total: four previously unreleased songs along […]

Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

August 28, 2026 0

Excellent new versions of Irish folk songs that keep the flame of Irish history and pride alive. Damien Dempsey is a well-known Irish folk musician who has supported, for example, Sinead O’Connor, Bob Dylan and The […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 188 “Things ain’t wot they used to be”

Cock-A-Doodle-Do! Red Rooster announces first tranche of acts at revered annual festival for 2025

Red Rooster Festival returns for 10th Anniversary

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 58

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring MMJ’s Jim James on being Wowed Out

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