David Jarman

Live Review: Roseanne Reid + Tom Webber, St Pancras Old Church, London – 11th October 2023

October 26, 2023 David Jarman 0

Scotland’s Roseanne Reid charmed and captivated her audience in the intimate setting of London’s St. Pancras Old Church. Born in Leith, Reid – daughter of Proclaimer Craig Reid– performed solo with her acoustic guitar, giving her […]

Live Review: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Nells, London, 4th August 2023

August 22, 2023 David Jarman 0

A devoted and enthusiastic audience at London’s Nell’s was treated to a fine performance from Beth Nielson Chapman, delivered with her characteristic honesty, passion, and humour, spanning her career from its earliest days to her recent […]

Artwork for Beth Bombara album "It All Goes Up"

Beth Bombara “It All Goes Up”

August 11, 2023 David Jarman 0

Fine vocals and a varied collection of original songs from St Loius-based Bombara. Beth Bombara’s new album release ‘It All Goes Up’ has been preceded by two singles from its ten tracks, ‘Moment’ and ‘Lonely Walls’, […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: David Jarman

August 4, 2023 David Jarman 2

A few weeks into the GOAT feature ( to borrow the sporting equivalent) we already have a broad spread of artists, and rationales for choices, and that’s given me my lead–to take my favourite artists across […]

Artwork for Bella Gaffney album "Reflections"

Bella Gaffney “Reflections”

July 31, 2023 David Jarman 0

A fine blend of original and traditional songs from Bella Gaffney of The Magpies in her first solo venture, showcasing her exceptional guitar, banjo, and vocals. ‘Reflections’ is the first solo release from Bella Gaffney, singer […]

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Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Alejandro Escovedo “Echo Dancing”

March 27, 2024 1

Americana legend reimagines 14 classic songs. Alejandro Escovedo’s latest album sees him once again teamed up with Don Antonio and his band. ‘Echo Dancing’, like its predecessor, ‘The Crossing’ (2018), was recorded at Costabeat in Villa […]

Album Reviews

Seth Faergolzia “High Diver” (Blang, 2016)

November 3, 2016 0

When I received this, I was intrigued. A bunch of songs taken from a larger bunch of songs, the results of a period where Our Seth was writing a song a day for a hundred days. […]

Tracks

Kendl Winter “Solitude” – Listen

June 22, 2018 0

The ironic thing about this lead track from Kendle Winter’s new album ‘Stumbler’s Business‘ is that it’s distinctive sound and lyrics have been put together in anything less than ‘Solitude‘. Quite the reverse as Kendl explains […]

Articles by David Jarman

Live Review: Roseanne Reid + Tom Webber, St Pancras Old Church, London – 11th October 2023

Live Review: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Nells, London, 4th August 2023

Beth Bombara “It All Goes Up”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: David Jarman

Bella Gaffney “Reflections”

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”