December 2021 – Page 3

Dar Williams “The Christians And The Pagans” – Christmas is like Solstice…

December 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, phew, that’s it for Tracks for another year – well, apart from the Jingle Bells Thursday that will be along later. So here’s a special treat for Christmas. the incomparable Dar Williams showing that common […]

Video Review of the Year 2021

December 23, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Another year rolls by and, as we get ready for our festive fun, it’s time to look back at the turbulent ride that was 2021. We were promised that this year was going to be better. […]

Classic Americana Albums: Alison Krauss and Union Station “Paper Airplane”

December 22, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

One sign of a truly great artist is the ability to make an album of Grammy winning quality when already several years into a recording career, which itself included significant solo success, as well as with […]

Robin Adams “Wrong Road Home”

December 22, 2021 Jonathan Smith 0

Old-time music from Scottish troubadour – good times for all. Releasing a record in December is a mixed blessing for any songwriter who might want to appear in a ‘Best of Year’ list, but it does […]

Casper Skulls “Knows No Kindness”

December 22, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A complex album from Toronto’s Casper Skulls that takes them in a new musical direction and deals with coming to terms with traumatic memories. As residents of Toronto will proudly point out, their city is one […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 6 hours ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Month: December 2021