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Left Vessel “Your Winter” – Organic music for heart and soul

June 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Organic music? Some kind of hippie crap? No – not at all, it’s the use of found natural sounds that are woven into delicate folk tunes to give an enhanced audio experience. That’s what Nick Byron […]

Video Premiere: Amy Speace “Father’s Day”

June 23, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Last weekend, fathers everywhere were celebrated by their loved ones. But few tributes would have been as beautiful as this song from the wonderfully talented Amy Speace. ‘Father’s Day’ is delicately played, with the piano and […]

Interview: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams on “It Was The Music”

June 22, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How jams at the back of Bob Dylan’s tour bus and Levon Helm’s Barn helped a personal relationship become a musical one. ‘It Was The Music’ is a 10 episode documentary series by director Mark Moskowitz […]

A Night to Remember: Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors at The Ritz Music Hall, Indianapolis, May 17th 1991

June 22, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors were one of the last acts to play the former Arlington Theater in Indianapolis, by then called the Ritz Music Hall or The Ritz, in May 1991 before it closed down […]

Gawain And The Green Knight “Birds And Wine” – Is this lust that you’re feeling?

June 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Gawain and the Green Knight we have already established make some memorable psych-folk. There’s a dreaminess to some of their songs – but they also have a boastful side. Assuming that ‘Birds and Wine‘ isn’t actually […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2021

Left Vessel “Your Winter” – Organic music for heart and soul

Video Premiere: Amy Speace “Father’s Day”

Interview: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams on “It Was The Music”

A Night to Remember: Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors at The Ritz Music Hall, Indianapolis, May 17th 1991

Gawain And The Green Knight “Birds And Wine” – Is this lust that you’re feeling?

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”