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[ July 31, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers” Features
[ July 31, 2026 ] There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday Previews
[ July 31, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981 Classic Clips
[ July 31, 2026 ] Jason McNiff “Ten Blue Songs” Album Reviews
[ July 31, 2026 ] Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 3rd-5th July 2026 Live Reviews

Album artwork for Andrew Farriss' album The Prospector

Andrew Farriss “The Prospector”

July 22, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Disappointing second album from former INXS legend-turned country strummer. Best known as the keyboard player for INXS, Andrew Fariss has been quietly carving out an Australiana solo career away from the spotlight and the stadiums played […]

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

June 24, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Nick Mulvey “Dark Harvest (Live)”

June 9, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Live recording from recent studio releases finds songwriter grasping for spiritual and emotional truths. Building on his recent releases Dark Harvest Pt 1 and Pt 2, Dark Harvest Live presents an intimate show from Toronto showcasing […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 Ben Yelton 2

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

May 11, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Technically excellent but emotionally bereft album from Gulf Coast female trio. Catching up on If You Only Knew, released by all-female trio The Krickets in October 2025, is like being battered with the world’s softest pillow. […]

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 […]

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

July 31, 2026 0

Correspondent and promoter Oliver Gray recommends an attractive festival that will entertain rather than overwhelm. It’s called Found, and it takes place this August Bank Holiday and is attracting some very classy acts indeed. “The band […]

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

July 31, 2026 0

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around is a Tom Petty and Mike Campbell composition originally earmarked for the Heartbreakers’ Hard Promises album. The fact that a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers track ended up featuring on the Stevie Nicks debut solo […]

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