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Sounds from beyond the Shed 231 “Raging”

May 26, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
I think we all know that times are hard, in virtually all respects, but financially, things have been tough for a long while. Every time it looks like there might be some respite, along comes another […]
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Classic Clips: Warren Zevon “Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner” – The Late Show With David Letterman – 30th October 2002

December 5, 2025 Graeme Tait 6
Earlier this year, the late-great LA singer-songwriter Warren Zevon was finally inducted into the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’. With a recording career that spanned twenty-three years, culminating in thirteen studio albums and a string […]
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Classic Clips: Eddie Vedder sings Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me in Your Heart”

July 18, 2025 FredArnold 3
At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC – October 2017. Warren Zevon was an americana artist, no doubt, though in virtually every description of his oeuvre, he is deemed to be a rock […]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without It: Warren Zevon

December 11, 2024 Paul Kerr 6
I suppose part of the worth of this feature is, having selected an artist, you choose a favourite album, and then, pick another and damn it with faint praise. Here at AUK we’re not really in […]
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For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

June 10, 2024 Andy Davidson 0
I’ve just finished reading Steven Hyden’s new book: ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” and the End of the Heartland’, a book highly recommended by Patterson Hood. Steven Hyden also […]

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Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”

June 19, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although you […]
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American Aquarium “New Ways To Lose”

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Twenty albums in and yet another hugely impressive release from American Aquarium. A look back through the Americana UK archives will find plenty of references to American Aquarium, including a very rare 10 out of 10 […]
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Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

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Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
Interviews

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Willie Nelson has announced the release of his 70th (!) solo studio album (and 14th for the Legacy label)–on Friday, April 24 (right before Willie’s 87th birthday on April 29th). The record is described as “an […]
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American Elm “Me And Ana Lee” – where have the good days gone?

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Video: 16 Horsepower “Clogger”

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Something a bit fiery for this week’s retro slot.  David Eugene Edwards band 16 Horsepower and a furious version of Clogger from Secret South.  Be careful out there.

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