Helen Jones

Classic Americana Albums: Joni Mitchell “Blue” (Warner Records, 1971)

November 11, 2020 Helen Jones 6

Discovering ‘Blue’ by Joni Mitchell deserves to live alongside many other coming of age milestones for a particular kind of teenage girl: there is your first kiss, your first heartbreak, and then there is ‘Blue’. I […]

Brent Cobb “Keep ‘Em on They Toes” (Ol’ Buddy Records, 2020)

November 6, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Cobb is a surname familiar to fans of quality Americana, with famed producer (and cousin of Brent) Dave Cobb having worked with some of the most widely acclaimed artists of recent years (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, […]

Danny Newcomb “Mackerel Sky” (Rock Candy Mountain, 2020)

October 14, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Musician Danny Newcomb’s latest album sees him coming from an unusual perspective for someone whose life has been dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll: raising children, and sheep, on a farm on the pastoral Vashon Island. It’s […]

Matt Woods “Mornings After” (Lonely Ones Records, 2020)

October 7, 2020 Helen Jones 0

As a companion to his 2019 album ‘Natural Disasters’ – which was heavy with the best of Americana tropes: tales of the road, heartbreak and small town living – Matt Woods has released a new EP […]

Gavin Skelhorn “Merseycana” (Independent, 2020)

September 17, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Nashville may be known as the Music City of the US, but arguably the title of the UK’s own city most famed for its musical heritage could go to Liverpool (the bonus fact that AUK is […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

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Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

May 12, 2026 0

After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

Articles by Helen Jones

Classic Americana Albums: Joni Mitchell “Blue” (Warner Records, 1971)

Brent Cobb “Keep ‘Em on They Toes” (Ol’ Buddy Records, 2020)

Danny Newcomb “Mackerel Sky” (Rock Candy Mountain, 2020)

Matt Woods “Mornings After” (Lonely Ones Records, 2020)

Gavin Skelhorn “Merseycana” (Independent, 2020)

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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