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Classic Clips: Ron Sexsmith sings “Secret Heart” on BBC Four’s Songwriters’ Circle, 2011

January 14, 2022 Clint West 0
Taken from Series 2 of BBC Four’s Songwriters’ Circle, this clip of Ron Sexsmith catches him on great form. Here he sings one of his better-known songs ‘Secret Heart’, whilst fellow guests Fran Healy and Graham […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Ron Sexsmith “Ron Sexsmith”

December 8, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2
A wonderful and perhaps career-defining early offering from an artist much appreciated by his peers but dogged by a lack of commercial success. A classic is best defined as something that is judged over a period […]
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A Night To Remember: Jason Molina & Ron Sexsmith, Granada, Spain, 23rd June 2007

May 25, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
Full confession: when I went to this concert, I had no idea who Jason Molina was and I was only interested in Ron Sexsmith because I’d been given one of his albums, played it once, liked […]
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Will Oldham, Ron Sexsmith and more to play livestreamed Cat Stevens festival

December 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has announced CatSong Festival, a special live YouTube broadcast in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his classic 1970 albums ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ and ‘Mona Bone Jakon’. Over 40 artists have […]
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Ron Sexsmith “Hermitage” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

May 20, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
Songsmith Sexsmith arrives with his sixteenth album and it’s a notable departure from much of his earlier work. The Canadian singer/songwriter sounds positively chipper. In the wake of a move from his habitual home city of […]

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

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Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
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Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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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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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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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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