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Live Review: The Kennedys, Live at Ted’s, Wilmington, North Carolina – 24th March 2025

April 8, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Making their long-awaited and overdue return to Live at Ted’s in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Kennedys found themselves buoyed on by a sold-out house. This was the last stop on their double-30th anniversary tour – 30 […]

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AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Kennedys

November 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

During the dark days of the pandemic, The Kennedys began offering their fans a weekly livestream show featuring 90 minutes or more of songs for all manner of themes and occasions. As of October 20, 2024 […]

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Interviews

Interview: The Kennedys are pilgrims on a journey in song

July 19, 2024 Dean Nardi 1

Their albums are souvenirs reminding Pete and Maura of old memories. Not counting side projects, solo records and a retrospective, The Kennedys, Pete and Maura, have released 16 albums in an enduring career spanning nearly thirty […]

Videos

Video Premiere: The Kennedys “Headwinds”

July 19, 2023 Andrew Frolish 4

Here is the latest single from multi-instrumentalist and songwriting duo The Kennedys.  Pete and Maura Kennedy have written a song that sounds instantly like a classic, a timeless piece of music that could easily be a […]

Features

Whatever Happened to… The Kennedys/The Strangelings

September 7, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

We’re back from our summer recess with a new round of “Whatever Happened to…” and we kick off with a name that resonates loudly in American folk circles without registering a great deal of awareness on […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

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When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

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When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]

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Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

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“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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