November 2019 – Page 7

Gabriel Birnbaum “Not Alone” (Arrowhawk Records, 2019)

November 25, 2019 Linda Jameson 0

Gabriel Birnbaum takes us down a mellow path on his first solo record: ‘Not Alone’. This is a stripped back and low key album when compared to Birnbaum’s indie-rock style as part of band Wilder Maker […]

American Pleasure Dome “American Pleasure Dome” (Independent, 2019)

November 25, 2019 Richard Phillips 0

There is a Buddhist saying that, ‘The body ages, the mind doesn’t age’. At 53 years of age, Hans Schumacha, American Pleasure Dome’s leader and songwriter may have reflected on this saying when releasing this eponymous […]

Video Premiere: DeFrance “Runaway Heart”

November 25, 2019 Jeremy Searle 1

Here’s some proper rootsy rock’roll to start the week. With shades of Tom Petty and southern rock the Arkansas outfit absolutely nail it. They’ve apparently got five (!) albums in the can waiting to go and […]

Bob Dylan “Lay Lady Lay (Take 2)” – Listen

November 25, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s 1969 and Dylan is not doing the same as everyone else – he’s beating his own path to Nashville and will cut an album that is unique within his body of work – it’s […]

Watch John Prine play “Ballad of a Teenage Queen” at CMHOF

November 22, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

So it’s the end of another week. Don’t forget Ken Burns’ fabulous documentary on country music tonight at 9.30pm on BBC4. We leave you with a lovely clip of John Prine playing Cowboy Jack Clement’s 1958 […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0

Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

September 22, 2026 0

Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

Month: November 2019

Gabriel Birnbaum “Not Alone” (Arrowhawk Records, 2019)

American Pleasure Dome “American Pleasure Dome” (Independent, 2019)

Video Premiere: DeFrance “Runaway Heart”

Bob Dylan “Lay Lady Lay (Take 2)” – Listen

Watch John Prine play “Ballad of a Teenage Queen” at CMHOF

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”