January 2023 – Page 4

Video: Kirsten Adamson “My Father’s Songs”

January 30, 2023 Andrew Frolish 2

Check out the latest single from singer-songwriter Kirsten Adamson. Kirsten is the daughter of Big Country’s Stuart Adamson and this is a deeply personal, heartbreaking song about reconnecting with her late father and coming to terms […]

Something for the weekend: Lucero “Raining For Weeks”

January 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dearest reader. Congratulations again to all the winners for the UK americana awards last night, and a special congratulations to Ralph McLean from BBC Radio Ulster who won the grassroots […]

The Twang Factor 3 Presents: Rob Clamp

January 27, 2023 Clint West 2

Welcome to the penultimate performance of The Twang Factor 3. The final act will perform next week before an AUK panel then convenes to choose our winner. This week’s guest is Rob Clamp, a singer, songwriter […]

Classic Clips: Mary Chapin Carpenter (with friends) “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” CMA Awards 1993

January 27, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

From Mary Chapin Carpenter’s most commercially successful album ‘Come On Come On’ comes the Grammy nominated ‘He Thinks He’ll Keep Her‘. Recorded at the 1993 CMA awards this classic comes complete with a very youthful looking Vince […]

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

January 27, 2023 Tim Martin 3

A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task with […]