Features
Discovering Dylan
One of the (few) advantages of the last year has been the chance to fill in the blanks in my musical education. And one of the big blanks was Bob Dylan. How had I managed to […]
Year: 2021
Album Reviews
Son of the Velvet Rat “Solitary Company”
Bleak but compelling desert tomb-stone Americana engraved with whimsical European folk-noir. OK, let’s get the ‘Is-that-really-what-they’re-called?’ reaction out of the way, given that a band name as strikingly odd as Son of the Velvet Rat feels […]
Tracks
Track Premiere: Parker Smith “Fray”
We’re into Nils Lofgren / Southside Johnny territory with today’s song premiere – Parker Smith has a new album ‘Underground‘ out on April 9th and the grooving ‘Fray’ is taken from it. There’s some smooth touches, […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Bob Bradshaw “Songs on the Radio”
Check out the warm, nostalgic sound of Bob Bradshaw’s new single, ‘Songs on the Radio’. The Boston-based Irish singer-songwriter sings of the power of music to take us back to another time, to transport us into […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Levon Helm & The RCO All Stars ” Levon Helm & The RCO All Stars”
In a recent poll on this very website, The Band’s eponymous 1969 album was voted the top Americana album of all time – a deserved honour for a band who epitomises the genre with a body […]