Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 177 “Bill Fay”
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 […]
Year: 2025
Tracks
Seth Walker “Why The Worry” – be happy…?
“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 […]
Videos
Video: Jerry Leger “Drive Away Tonight”
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
Essentials: The Top 10 Paul Simon Americana Songs
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 […]
Album Reviews
Rees Shad “Porcelain Angel”
Twelve tracks that run the full gamut of American music. In case you are unaware of Rees Shad, whose biography can be summed up as “polymath”, this is his 17th album in a 30-year career which […]