February 2026 – Page 4

Red Rooster Festival announces full list of acts for 2026

February 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Red Rooster Festival has announced its full line-up for this year’s festival which takes place 28th-30th May 2026 and, as usual, it digs deep into roots, rock and Americana. The festival is set against the […]

The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

February 26, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

In the face of violence in the streets and unlawful detention what can a musician do, really? They can document what’s going on, make their point and try and raise awareness (and maybe the odd dollar) […]

Video Premiere: Joe Martin “Alone in Valentine”

February 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is the title track from Joe Martin’s forthcoming album, “Alone in Valentine”. Recorded in Nashville last summer, the album was created with the help of Cal Campbell and Cornelius Webb, sons of the country legends […]

Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

February 25, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Another in our series of occasional Features looks at one of the great unsung albums of the 60s. After the fanfare of recording a #1 hit single in Ode to Billy Joe, in 1968 Bobbie Gentry […]

Artwork for Eric bib album "One Mississippi"

Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

February 25, 2026 Andrew Lefley 1

An album which opens your eyes and ears to what can be done within the blues idiom and just to its leftfield. Eric Bibb is not one of the number of young guitar-based hotshots that are […]

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

July 31, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from case/lang/veirs who have this week shared their cover of Patti Smith’s track People Have The Power which […]

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

July 31, 2026 0

London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16th via Too Fine Records. The twelve-song collection follows Browning’s signing to the Nashville label earlier this year and arrives after two years […]

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

July 31, 2026 0

The next Americana Story comes from one of our own. Rick Bayles escaped the UK to live in the Dordogne region of France, and from there he reports back through his monthly Vox Continental column, sharing […]

Month: February 2026

Red Rooster Festival announces full list of acts for 2026

The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

Video Premiere: Joe Martin “Alone in Valentine”

Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday

Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981