February 2023 – Page 28

The First Time: Andy Raw – The Clash, Derby King’s Hall, 24th November 1978

February 7, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Seeing The Clash for the first time and for my first gig was a fantastic experience; the most exciting event I have ever been to. I had been into glam-rock at primary school in the early […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 84

February 7, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 1

Stay focused and keep on keeping on. Following last week’s heady announcement of a change in circumstances in July things have returned to normal with a bump as the first set of reports and parent’s evenings […]

Simon Rowe Album art for Everybody's Thinking

Simon Rowe “Everybody’s Thinking”

February 7, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Mojave 3 alumni returns with shimmering, hazy debut. Gently starting with an instrumental called ‘Croxted Crows’, this album slowly unfolds as a sweetly pastoral, gentle, psychedelic delight. There are minor chords and delicate harmonies, phased effects […]

Peter Case “Downtown Nowhere’s Blues” – street life observed

February 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Peter Case has a storied career, from punk to acoustic rock and all points in-between. There’s an appreciation of the man here if you need to catch up. Today’s song has a rollicking piano accompaniment which […]

Video Premiere: Paula Boggs Band “Ponies”

February 7, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Some songs deliver infectious joy and this is one of those songs. Paula Boggs Band’s ‘Ponies’ is upbeat, foot-tapping, urgent and immensely likeable from start to finish. Boggs’ bright strum is insistent alongside the irresistible fiddle. […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: February 2023

The First Time: Andy Raw – The Clash, Derby King’s Hall, 24th November 1978

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 84

Simon Rowe “Everybody’s Thinking”

Peter Case “Downtown Nowhere’s Blues” – street life observed

Video Premiere: Paula Boggs Band “Ponies”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”