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AUK Back Pages No. 17

August 8, 2025 Paul Kerr 1
Happy New Year! A new year and a new cover design for the monthly compilation CDs sent out to Friends of AUK (for a mere pittance in return). Unlike earlier years where the cover art remained […]
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Neil Bob Herd & The Dirty Little Acoustic Band “Every Soul A Story” (Cattlecall Music 2020)

February 13, 2020 Alan Fitter 0
‘Every Soul A Story’ is the debut solo album from Neil Bob Herd, the former lead singer and guitarist of Alt Bluegrass band, The Coal Porters and an eclectic mix it is. Herd is ably backed […]

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Americana Stories – 1 month left to submit your story

August 3, 2026 0
After announcing this new feature in the Spring, the more observant of readers will notice that we have been publishing stories sent in by our readers since June, which have been of a hugely impressive standard […]
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AMERICANAFEST returns for its 27th year in September

August 3, 2026 0
With the autumn approaching in the distance, music fans will be aware that one of its highlights is AMERICANAFEST which brings together showcasing artists, industry leaders and music fans across a wide range of venues in […]
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The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

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Busker, songwriter and actor who helped keep Ireland’s culture on the world’s stage. Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the early morning of Wednesday 29 July in West […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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For the Sake of the Song: David Ford “Cheer Up (You Miserable F*ck)”

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It has been twenty years since the release of “I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I Have Caused”, an album that, according to David Ford, in his wryly entertaining autobiography I Choose This, was a […]
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Suzie Ungerleider “Juniper” – Happy Anniversary

May 23, 2025 0
There’s an unrestrained romantic air to the latest single from Canada’s Suzie Ungerleider – and it’s no surprise since the tambourine and shimmering 12-string electric guitar-filled song which evokes a first meeting, country drives and the […]
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Florry “Sounds Like…”

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An album to fan the flames of the rock and roll tradition. A versatile band like Florry can be many different things, free by acknowledging their debt to iconic groups like The Band or the Rolling […]

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