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Ron Sexsmith “Diamond Wave” – it’s upturn all the way

November 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Diamond Wave’, the second single from Ron Sexsmith’s eagerly awaited new album ‘The Vivian Line’ which will be released on 17th February 2023.  It’s a new album, but this is by no means a new song as Ron […]
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Ron Sexsmith previews 2023 album with brand new single

October 4, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Ron Sexsmith has announced their latest album ‘The Vivian Line‘ will be released in February. This, the Canadian’s sixteenth album, comes after ‘Hermitage’ was released in 2020. The album was produced by Brad Jones (Josh Rouse, […]
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Record Store Day – the Americana UK guide to the releases

April 22, 2022 Emily Dongray 1
It’s that time again where the format fiends get excited about queueing at 5 am (or earlier) to be among the few to own this year’s exclusively released records. Record Store Day started in 2007 and […]
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Live Review: Ron Sexsmith, The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester – 5th March 2022

March 14, 2022 Clint West 0
Reserved Canadian delves into his back catalogue to give a songwriting masterclass – with jokes! It’s hard to believe that 27 years have passed since Ron Sexsmith released his celebrated and self-titled breakthrough major label album. […]
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Ron Sexsmith starting rescheduled tour next month

February 16, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Ron Sexsmith has announced the rescheduled show supporting his 2020 album ‘Hermitage‘ will finally take place in March. Americana UK writer Rick Bayles called the album “Wit and positivity from a fine songwriter“. The Canadian folk […]

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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