After cancelling last year, the national festival of music documentaries returns for the eighth Doc n’ Roll. The programme includes 34 feature-length music documentaries plus eight shorts, screening in 11 cities across the United Kingdom […]
Not every song has to be so darn serious – ‘What’s the Rush‘ certainly falls into the lighter category which is no bad thing. Bruce T Carroll’s composition is a classic modern American folk song, […]
Mick Mullin possesses a fine storytelling voice, used to full effect in this dark, murderous narrative. ‘Small Black Gun’ was written as an answer to ‘Long Black Veil’, a song made famous by the great […]
Why losing the backbeat, COVID lockdown and memories of 150-year-old church helped create Americana. If the residents of AUK Towers are ever feeling bored, then they can always return to the endless debate prompted by […]
Whatever else he may have been – and let’s face it his reputation probably ruled him out from the “nicest man in rock and roll” awards – Chuck Berry has a fair claim to being […]
Martin Johnson:
Hi Tim, just a wild thought, is there any scope in Baltimore setting up Bluegrass Heritage trail?
Tim Newby:
If anyone makes it to the US. There is an amazing festival in Baltimore called the Charm City Bluegrass Festival…
sharplesey:
To be honest Tom I have pretty much sworn off anything other than small scale gigs - I think the…
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