November 2021 – Page 30

Essentials: The top 10 Townes Van Zandt songs

November 4, 2021 Tim Newby 3

Townes Van Zandt is one of the most criminally overlooked songwriters of the last fifty years. His life in a snapshot is simple and scary. Born to a wealthy Texas family, he left to pursue music, […]

Andrew Gabbard “Getting High” – nah, not today man

November 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

On the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘Homemade‘, Andrew Gabbard extolls the positives of not getting high, noting for example that “most fun I had in my lifetime I wasn’t high.” Not that he’s gone […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 34

November 4, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Back with a bang and a small prick Half term done and despite the sense of melancholy mentioned last week and possibly some SAD caused by the clocks going back, it’s good to be back although […]

A Night to Remember: The Unknown Singer – The Claichaig Inn somewhere in the 80’s

November 4, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2

The true sense of community singing. Great musical nights are a function of many things so if you have had a hard days walking, something to eat and a few beers then you are likely to […]

Ian M Bailey “Songs To Dream Along To”

November 4, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Lush, melodic harmonies with roots in 1960s California. Ian M Bailey’s 12 string Rickenbacker, rich melodies and harmonies will take you straight back to The Byrds and CSN. If these are his most definitive influences on […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: November 2021

Essentials: The top 10 Townes Van Zandt songs

Andrew Gabbard “Getting High” – nah, not today man

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 34

A Night to Remember: The Unknown Singer – The Claichaig Inn somewhere in the 80’s

Ian M Bailey “Songs To Dream Along To”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”