Check out the beautifully natural guitar-work and the flawless, timeless country vocal in ‘Eyes Like Diamonds’, the new single from Rider & Rolling Thunder. It’s a genuine compliment to say that the songwriter, guitarist and singer, […]
Dusty Wright’s musical biography is a storied one – from folk bands singing kids’ songs for adults, through the garage-punk of Bastards of Execution and onwards through The Dusty Diamonds, who were inspired by a love […]
For fans of Americana with a neatly understated, dark skies twang. From Birmingham (Alabama, not West Midlands), here rides Janet Simpson. This is her first big release ‘solo’ record, although she’s been making music for over […]
Ray Charles was one smart son of a gun. He’d conquered the RnB world during the 1950s, despite his own blindness and American society’s overt racial barriers. But he knew there was beauty and versatility in […]
Old friends collaborate to great effect and produce a high-class slice of folk-based americana. It is the mid-90s. Swing jazz revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, including founder member Jimbo Mathus, are looking for a fiddler. Andrew […]
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