November 2024 – Page 17

Something for the weekend: Massy Ferguson “Miles Away”

November 15, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Massy Ferguson are an Americana band from Seattle who we’ve featured around these parts previously – they have a new album around the corner called “You […]

Transatlantic Sessions announces special guests for 2025 tour dates

November 15, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Transatlantic Sessions 2025 celebrates 30 years since the original TV series first aired. An annual focal point of Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow and a highlight of the winter concert calendar, the line-up of Transatlantic Sessions […]

Grayson Capps “Heartbreak, Misery And Death”

November 15, 2024 Tony Burke 0

Grayson Capps delves deep into classic covers and ‘Old Weird America’. Hailing from Alabama, Grayson Capps started his musical career at Tulane University forming The House Levellers and later a blues band Stavin’ Chain – who […]

Classic Clips: Steve Forbert “It Isn’t Going To Be That Way” – Old Grey Whistle Test, 8th May 1979

November 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

As Classic Clips has proven over the years, the Old Grey Whistle Test was far from just being a haven for prog-rock and then punk and New Wave. It was the beating heart of Americana in […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 163 “The past is another country… or is it?”

November 15, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Regular readers will know I’m always banging on about the power of live music and the joy that it can bring and something surfaced this week that made me reflect on why I feel so strongly […]