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Yonder Mountain String Band “Nowhere Next”

December 2, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

What bluegrass through Yonder Mountain breaks. It was back in 1998 when Jeff Austin and Dave Johnston joined forces in Colorado under the stoner name The Bluegrassholes. That probably seemed funny at the time (actually, still […]

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AUK’s EP Round-Up – June 2024

June 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

OK, hands-up which of you, our esteemed readers, noticed that there was no ‘Monthly EP’ Round-Up’, for May. Well, never fear, for this month we have a bumper edition, with no less than fifteen new releases […]

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan nominated for 2023 Grammy

November 23, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

American roots music legend Peter Rowan has just been nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. The nomination is for his recently released album, ‘Calling You From My Mountain‘, on Rebel Records. The […]

Interview: Yonder Mountain String Band’s Adam Aijala on getting outside

May 19, 2022 Tim Newby 0

Still moving forward after 25 years with the help of new member Nick Piccininni. Since first emerging out of the mountains of Nederland, Colorado in 1998 Yonder Mountain String Band has been at the forefront of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Yonder Mountain String Band “Think For Yourself”

January 10, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

Last week, Tim Newby brought us details of the important work being carried out by Backline, an organisation whose mission is to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

March 23, 2026 0

The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

March 23, 2026 0

Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Black Country, New Road “Forever Howlong”

May 1, 2025 0

“Prog-folk”. Described as “prog-folk”, “pop-prog” and “baroque-pop” Black Country, New Road captured this reviewer’s imagination before they played a single note. Include their further classifications of “alt-rock”, “post-rock” and “post-punk” and the mind, genre-wise, becomes somewhat […]

Videos

Video: Michael Messer and Chaz Jankel “Mostly We Drive”

November 27, 2023 1

Easy, flowing currents of melody tumble through ‘Mostly We Drive’ from gifted songwriting duo Michael Messer and Chaz Jankel. Throughout the song, the rhythms of resonating guitar and the sumptuous, slipping, sliding notes are absolutely gorgeous […]

Album Reviews

Jon Patrick Walker “Welcome to the Edge Times” (Independent, 2019)

October 31, 2019 0

Jon Patrick Walker is an actor by trade, used to performing in television and film studios or treading the boards of Broadway; so, it is no surprise that he inhabits his songs with emotion, character and […]

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