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Sounds from beyond the Shed 139: “Technology – tied to the mast of a rudderless ship?”

April 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1
Every week readers of this august column get to savour a couple of YouTube tracks and a Mixcloud copy of my live radio show. This was not possible a couple of decades ago, shiiit, even the […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Small Town Jones “Better Days”

March 8, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
We’re pleased to premiere the new video from Small Town Jones.  ‘Better Days’ is upbeat and uplifting, elevated by a compelling, warm rhythm section, featuring Dave Smales’ smooth upright bass and drums from Mike Reed, who […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 125

December 22, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Thinking about the future… Trying to wrestle with plans for the future now I’m not in full-time employment is becoming increasingly pointless. Always one for working I currently find it difficult to say not anyone who […]
Columns

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 […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 112

September 15, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
How the other half lives… I have mentioned in this column before that my beloved (and possibly misguided) wife has had a major birthday this month. So major, in fact, that your correspondent has been saving […]

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

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More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

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Jerry Joseph, Water Rats 8/7/26

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

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Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”

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Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"
Album Reviews

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0
Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]
Image taken at Maverick Festival
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0
If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

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  • Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”
  • Boulder Fields roll into autumn with a brand new album
  • Lambchop “The New World Wave” – a family saga
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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Crow And Gazelle “Fall How It Will” – more than one way to love

March 26, 2026 0
Who are Crow and Gazelle? Well, we can share this about the Texas-based duo: Crow and Gazelle is Oklahoma Red Dirt pioneer Mike McClure and multidisciplinary artist Chrislyn Lawrence. McClure is a founding member of The […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: James Deely

April 15, 2025 1
James Deely is prolific. Over the last eight years, the Jersey-born singer-songwriter has released seven albums either solo or as front man for his band, the Valiants. Since 2023 when he recorded both “Songs for an […]
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Lucinda Williams and Wilco join Austin City Limits Hall of Fame

July 9, 2021 0
Austin City Limits has announced the 2021 inductees into its Austin City Limits Hall of Fame which include Americana icons Wilco, Lucinda Williams, and Texas singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo. There were no 2020 inductees because of the pandemic […]

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