2020 – Page 78 – Americana UK

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – James Calvin Wilsey, Guitarist

October 21, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series. This time I’m taking a look at a wayward genius of a guitar player; a man who created a signature sound that will be […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Walls”

October 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 4

It would have been Tom Petty’s 70th birthday yesterday and although a lot of the focus at the moment is on his 1994 solo record ‘Wildflowers’ due to its rerelease (we have a lovely piece on […]

Justin Farren “Pretty Free” (Independent, 2020)

October 21, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Justin Farren is like an old-fashioned troubadour writing songs and travelling from town to town singing them and playing a battered, old guitar – in Farren’s case the Simon & Patrick model he’s had since he […]

Track Premiere: Martin Ruby “Marfa”

October 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Martin Ruby – who also goes under the name Marco North – is a songwriter who finds a lot to draw on for inspiration in his life. He started off in the New York music scene […]

Video: The Heavy Hours “Ache”

October 21, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This piano-based ballad is full of emotional intensity. Lyrically, ‘Ache’ focuses on the loneliness that can be felt by both partners within a relationship in troubled times. The song builds effectively, centred around the vocal melody […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2020