Album Reviews
Will Stewart “Slow Life”
Bring up a chair and relax with Will Stewart’s third. You can really chime with the ethos behind Alabama based Stewart’s new album, where he invites us all to take a seat and relax for a […]
Year: 2022
Album Reviews
Miraculous Mule “Old Bones, New Fire”
Miraculous Mule make a miraculous album of timeless gospel, folk and roots music ‘Old Bones, New Fire’ is the long awaited follow up to Miraculous Mule’s 2016 album ‘Two Tonne Testimony’. The band as described by […]
Tracks
Track Premiere: The Deer’s Cry “Heal The Heart”
The Deer’s Cry are a four piece – augmented on this song with a string section – of Celtic Harp, percussion, upright bass and banjo. An unusual combination which lends itself to gentle and reflective folk […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Deidre McCalla “Shoulder to the Wheel”
Here is the video premiere of ‘Shoulder to the Wheel’, a folk-anthem from iconic troubadour Deidre McCalla, who has been putting out music for almost five decades. As a black woman, lesbian, feminist and mother, McCalla […]
Interviews
Interview: Louisiana legend Tommy McLain on making Swamp pop-u-lar again after 40 years
The English influence on “I Ran Down Every Dream” may surprise some listeners. Sometimes it can seem that the term legendary is applied to any musician who has managed to maintain a lifelong career when in […]