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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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