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Addison Lea Thompson “Vita”

March 21, 2025 Chas Lacey 0

An existential journey through the former cowboy’s troubled times. Redolent of The Byrds ‘Sweetheart of The Rodeo’, ‘Vita’ is the new release from Addison Lea Thompson on Cowpuncher Records, the album title giving a clue as […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 177 “Bill Fay”

March 21, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

I was moved by Bill Fay‘s passing last month. Here was a singer-songwriter who defined the term cult artist and whose work had flowered in the minds of many who populate these pages. I came to […]

Seth Walker “Why The Worry” – be happy…?

March 21, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

“Why The Worry” is the third single and the title track of the Asheville, NC-based Seth Walker’s forthcoming album, ‘Why The Worry’, due April 4th on Royal Potato Family. The song was co-written with longtime friend […]

Video: Jerry Leger “Drive Away Tonight”

March 21, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger. “Drive Away Tonight” originally appeared on 2008 album “You, Me & The Horse”. Leger describes the song as, “…what I think is one of my best […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Paul Simon Americana Songs

March 20, 2025 Jonathan Smith 5

Is Paul Simon americana? For all his early involvement with the folk scene (including the British one), and his movement into various different world music threads, Paul Simon can ultimately be seen as a writer whose […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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