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[ June 5, 2026 ] Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same” Album Reviews
[ June 5, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway” Features
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Lucy Kitchen “In The Low Light”

February 27, 2026 Helen Jones 0

Born from a personal tragedy, an album which seeks to not just explore grief, but also inspire healing in its wake. When it came to composing for her new album In The Low Light, British singer-songwriter […]

Marlene Oak “Welcome To Oak Land”

December 3, 2025 Helen Jones 0

A difficult and emotional subject is expressed with the kind of beauty and hopefulness that only someone who has lived it can convey. It’s fair to say the past decade has brought some challenges for Swedish […]

Gillain Wwelch @ Jazz Fest, New Orleans, 29 April 2007

For the Sake of the Song: Gillian Welch “Everything Is Free”

November 24, 2025 Helen Jones 2

It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time in the early-00s when music piracy was the hot topic. At the turn of the millennium, Metallica member Lars Ulrich famously took the free file-sharing service […]

Jim Keller “End of the World”

October 30, 2025 Helen Jones 1

Soul-infused rock with slick musicianship that conveys a timely message of hope. The world may be ending, but singer-songwriter Jim Keller is pretty OK with the whole thing; that’s if the title track from his seventh […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Highwomen - Live at The Gorge 2023 (streaming - Qob...
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Jeff , 4 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
There is very little new under the sun. &...
By Martin Johnson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Joe Jackson ~ Hope and Fury.
By Jeff , 7 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
My memories of Stonhenge festivals don't involve much o...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Except under supervision
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Funniest thing I ever heard at Stonehenge was a buddy w...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago

Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]

Album cover artwork for Teddy Thompson "Never Be The Same"

Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]

Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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