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Black Deer announces new line-up for 2021 festival

March 15, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Black Deer Festival will be the first major festival to restart the live music calendar this year with the announcement recently that the festival has moved 2021’s original date just a week later than scheduled to […]
Interviews

Interview: Scottish singer-songwriter Kerri Watt on Neptune’s Daughter and recording in Austin

January 15, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
Kerri Watt discusses the influence of Van Morrison and Sheryl Crow and how female artists still need to work extra hard to breakthrough It is not very often that an artist who has just released their […]
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Van Morrison joins Black Deer 2021 line-up

December 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’re looking to book an act who’s guaranteed to turn up and play a festival even if we’re in Tier 5 lockdown, it’s Van “don’t wear a mask” Morrison who will be bringing his super-spreader […]
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Jason Isbell: “I’d like this mask to protect me from Van Morrison” – Watch

September 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
You may have seen Van Morrison in the press last week raging against restrictions because of Covid with a new batshit song which goes: “No more lockdown / No more government overreach / No more fascist […]
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VERSIONS – “Domino”

June 23, 2020 Paul Villers 1
Welcome to another of our series in which we examine a song or tune and the different ways that it has been handled by various artists. We also look at the way a song or tune […]

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Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]
Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"
Album Reviews

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0
Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]
Interviews

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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  • Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”
  • Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward
  • Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022
  • Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn
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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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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
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 […]

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Mary Gauthier “Rifles & Rosary Beads” (Proper Records, 2018)

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Mary Gauthier wrote this record with US Army veterans as part of a program to help those affected by their experiences of war – with those for whom wars do not stop when they come home, […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Big Star “Don’t Lie To Me”

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  Mirroring the country at large our own election process is in full swing as you know and the position of Editorship is up for grabs. We have had the ballot papers printed – featuring just […]
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AUK Podcast No. 8 featuring My Girl The River now live

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That’s right, folks, this week’s podcast features a cracking chat with Kris Wilkinson Hughes of MGTR about several things, including the new single, which drops today, as well as crowdfunding an album and the joys of […]

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