February 2019 – Page 10

Video Premiere: Matt Anderson featuring Amy Helm “Something To Lose”

February 19, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

From his imminent new album, Halfway Home By Morning, out on March 22nd, this is Canadian bluesman Matt Anderson with Amy Helm and a seriously soulful slice of of the blues. He’s also on tour in […]

Silver Lake 66 “Blue Earth County” – Listen

February 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo combine an amalgamation of classic country, folk and blues throughout the music they create as Silver Lake 66. On this single, from their album ‘Ragged Heart‘, we find the duo speeding down […]

AmericanA to Z – Joe Ely

February 19, 2019 Rick Bayles 1

As The Clash sang on 1980’s ‘If Music Could Talk’, “Well there ain’t no better blend than Joe Ely and his Texas Men.” Joe Ely has been making great music for the last 40 plus years […]

Various Artists “The Social Power Of Music” (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2019)

February 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

This characteristically vast collection from Smithsonian Folkways tackles a multitude of musical forms and interpretations of the term “social power” over four jam-packed CDs. The four discs are, more or less, themed – CD1 is ‘Songs […]

Amber Cross “Savage on the Downhill” (Independent, 2019)

February 19, 2019 Tris Robinson 0

Certain albums, need to be heard at a particular time of day. You wouldn’t listen to ‘Never mind the Bollocks’ at breakfast, nor ‘No Sleep Till Hammersmith’ with tea and toast. Likewise, this album needs to be heard, […]