February 2023 – Page 8

Classic Americana Albums: Mary Gauthier “Filth and Fire”

February 22, 2023 Rick Thorn 2

The opening lines of ‘Walk Through the Fire’ the first track on this 2002 album perfectly sum up its feel and tone ‘’In the darkness, it finds me, the terrible fire. It doesn’t matter how I […]

Ron Sexsmith “Vivian Line”

February 22, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Mayor of Melody Town, Ontario re-elected for the 17th time. Americana songwriting has a history. Perhaps more than any other genre of popular song, the annals of whatever it is that presents as Americana are littered […]

The First Time: Richard Parkinson – Magna Carta & Gillian McPherson, Carlisle Market Hall, September 1971

February 22, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

At some point in the late 1960s the live music scene changed from one where the bands played long tours through many cities and towns to one where they did shorter tours focused on the major […]

Krano “Lentius Profundius Suavius”

February 22, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Venetian enigma returns with another compelling glimpse of his soul. This is an album that has to be experienced in its full-blooded and lengthy whole. It’s almost shamanic in its hypnotic attack, combining as it does […]

Hollow Hand “Your Own Adventure”

February 22, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Gentle 60s and folk-inspired indie pop. Hold onto this one for the summer. The title Max Kinghorn-Mills has given Hollow Hand’s 3rd album, ‘Your Own Adventure’, speaks to the DIY attitude of the recording. “About just […]