News
Steve Martin Banjo Award goes to Victor Furtado
Steve Martin – he’s a wild and crazy guy! No, wait a minute – or should we say “excuuuuuuuse me!” – Steve Martin he’s a serious musician and philanthropist. Just a few years ago Steve Martin […]
Year: 2019
Tracks
River Whyless “It Ain’t Me Babe” – Listen
River Whyless are a folk-rock outfit from Asheville, North Carolina – and they’ve discovered a talented new writer in the Folk Tradition, one Bob Dylan. We jest, of course – but River Whyless have put together […]
Album Reviews
Harvey Russell “Liquid Damage” (Independent, 2019)
If you listen to Harvey Russell’s new album ‘Liquid Damage’ on SoundCloud, then there are three hashtags: #Americana (we’ll come back to that), #honkytonk (lots of that on the album) and #alt-country. Well this album shouldn’t really […]
Videos
John Prine duets with Kelsey Waldon – Watch
We leave you this week dear reader with a lovely clip of John Prine who has released a new video of his 1971 classic song ‘Paradise’ which he plays with Kentucky-born country singer Kelsey Waldon. The […]
News
Sam Outlaw arrives in UK for dates
South Dakotan americana singer-songwriter Sam Outlaw has announced a slew (there’s a word for you) of UK dates from the end of this month, kicking them off in Oxford on 30th. The Guardian described his debut […]