Album Reviews
Lawrence County “Nottatum Town”
New life is breathed into some old songs bringing them to fresh ears. It might be a surprise to some that Bob Dylan’s ‘Masters of War’, a 1963 protest song against the war in Vietnam, actually […]
Year: 2024
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Jerry Garcia & David Grisman “Friend of the Devil” – The Late Show, 1993
The 1990s were not a good time for Jerry Garcia despite the fact that the Grateful Dead had reached new levels of popularity following the success of 1987’s ‘In The Dark’, and they were second only […]
Album Reviews
My Girl The River “Songs About Space”
My Girl The River’s mainly acoustic album is themed around space, metaphorical, physical and mental. My Girl The River is the band fronted by Kris Wilkinson Hughes, Louisiana-born but longtime UK-based, with support from her husband […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 151 “Louris”
Way back when in 2003 I saw the Jayhawks play Dingwalls in Camden. ‘Rainy Day Music’ had just come out and this was my first chance to see them. And what a gig, tiny venue, sweaty […]
News
The Long wait is over as Sid Griffin unveils his first solo work in ten years
It’s been a ‘Journey’! “The Journey From Grape To Raisin” is the first solo album from Americana stalwart Sid Griffin in ten years and will be released on 27th September via Label 51 and we’re getting […]