Helen Jones

Sean McConnell, Manchester Academy 2, 29th September 2019

October 11, 2019 Helen Jones 0

When Sean McConnell came on stage without fanfare – clad in denim and holding his guitar, testing his microphone before beginning – the audience weren’t prepared for the powerful performance he was about to unleash. Opening […]

AmericanA to Z – Tony Lucca

October 1, 2019 Helen Jones 0

While Tony Lucca may not be a name many around here are immediately familiar with, his impact on my own musically journey has been big.

Kendra Amalie “Intuition” (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond, 2019)

September 24, 2019 Helen Jones 0

Musically, Kendra Almalie is someone who is hard to put in a box, but on her debut album she offers up an ethereal sonic richness that conjures up comparisons to the likes of PJ Harvey at […]

Genevieve Heyward “The River EP” (Painted Recordings, 2019)

September 10, 2019 Helen Jones 0

“We are like a ship of dreams / Cracked and leaking at the seams / Slowly floating down the river,” Wisconsin musician Genevieve Heyward sings lazily on the opening of her new EP, pulling us in […]

Josh Rennie-Hynes “Patterns” (Soundly Music, 2019)

August 21, 2019 Helen Jones 0

After making a name for himself in his native Australia, Josh Rennie-Hynes upped sticks from his home in Queensland and – upon being granted the impressive Nashville Songwriters Residency grant by the Australian Council for the […]

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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. […]

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Articles by Helen Jones

Sean McConnell, Manchester Academy 2, 29th September 2019

AmericanA to Z – Tony Lucca

Kendra Amalie “Intuition” (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond, 2019)

Genevieve Heyward “The River EP” (Painted Recordings, 2019)

Josh Rennie-Hynes “Patterns” (Soundly Music, 2019)

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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