November 2022 – Page 18

Various Artists “Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver”

November 15, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

A salute to a songwriter of “eloquent simplicity”. According to Ray Wylie Hubbard, “Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Billy Joe Shaver were the Holy Trinity of Texas songwriters”. “My favourite songwriter” is how Johnny Cash […]

Live Review: Bill Callahan, Manchester Albert Hall – 6th November 2022

November 15, 2022 Paul Wilson 0

Coming onto Manchester’s Albert Hall stage to the strains of Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’, a song that doesn’t immediately strike you as an obvious touchstone for Bill Callahan’s often gentle brand of americana, instantly feels like […]

Book Review: Dar Williams “How to Write a Song That Matters”

November 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

In ‘How to Write a Song That Matters‘ Dar Williams sets out to guide the aspiring songwriter – who wants to get a bit deeper in their writing than moon/spoon/June – and help them to achieve […]

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Matt Owens and the Delusional Vanity Project: “Beer For The Horses”

November 15, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Classic Americana in a hugely enjoyable ‘live to tape’ outing. Matt Owens may well be a man in a hurry…after twenty years in the music business, having first found global success with indie-pop behemoths Noah and […]

John Grant “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” – hey, welcome back John

November 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

Well, here’s a more than pleasant surprise. We’ve long like John Grant but it has to be admitted that he’s kind of drifted away from Americana over the years. The Czars – solidly in. ‘Queen of […]