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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Sheepdogs in conversation

April 17, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
This week sees Keith step into Spring with The Sheepdogs, or at least two of them in the shape of Ewan and Ryan, with a lovely conversation about the new album, touring, and the joys of […]
Album Reviews

The Sheepdogs “Keep Out of the Storm”

February 26, 2026 John Lee 0
The Sheepdogs return with another confident blast of nostalgia-fuelled, feel-good music. The Sheepdogs have now been in an amazing groove of producing upbeat, West Coast-leaning blues-rock for over twenty years. Their trademark sound manages to embrace […]
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The Sheepdogs “Keep Out Of The Storm” – avoid the bad times

January 27, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s ok, dear reader, the Video Editor has okayed the use of the new, slightly animated video from The Sheepdogs, so we don’t have to worry about a disgruntled picket line preventing anyone from pressing the […]
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The Sheepdogs start the next chapter with a new album in February

December 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Beloved Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs announce their brand-new full-length album “Keep Out Of The Storm”, arriving February 27, 2026. The multi-platinum, four-time JUNO Award–winning band will release the album via their own label Right On Records, […]
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The Sheepdogs have the UK in their sights… in November and December 2026!

November 20, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Multi-platinum, four-time JUNO Award-winning Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs announce their return to the UK and Europe in November and December 2026 for the “Out All Night Tour”. The band kick off in Glasgow on 11 […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

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The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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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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Video Premiere: Karen Jonas “The Circus”

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From her third album, Butter, released earlier this year, comes this deceptively simple song from Karen Jonas.  As she says, it’s a song “reflecting on the absurdity of the life of a full-time touring musician and […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Lucinda Williams “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You”

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Sharing her secrets. Given what an outstanding songwriter Lucinda Williams is, it should come as no great surprise to discover that she writes good prose as well, and this memoir has much of the sparse, dry […]
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Live Review: Kate Ellis + My Girl The River, Green Note, London – 11th October 2021

October 18, 2021 0
“We have lift-off. I’m so excited to be here,” declared My Girl The River, with a combination of both joy and relief. Warmly the audience echoed her sentiments. With that began a lovely evening of Americana […]

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