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artwork for Nicholas Jamerson album "Peace Mountain"

Nicholas Jamerson “Peace Mountain”

June 22, 2023 John Jenkins 0

A very good country and Appalachian album with great songs and excellent vocals throughout. This is an assured album – 14 songs and an additional 3 tracks of Dialogue. The dialogue tracks may not satisfy those […]

artwork for Merry Hell Album "Let the Music Speak"

Merry Hell “Let The Music Speak For Itself”

June 15, 2023 John Jenkins 0

Essential album for lovers of folk music that can proudly sit among the great albums of that genre. In an age the general public, as we are led to believe, only listen to a song for […]

Ruth Theodore “Cherry Picker”

May 10, 2023 John Jenkins 0

A career-spanning compilation album that reflects the talents, both musically and lyrically, of an unusual and confident artist. A career-spanning compilation, there is no doubt Ruth Theodore is a talented writer but who her audience may […]

Nichols & Phillips “Three Fools”

April 20, 2023 John Jenkins 0

An album which fans of the lighter end of the americana spectrum will enjoy immensely. This album was recorded in Wales but you would be forgiven if you thought it was recorded in sunny California. It’s […]

Trapper Schoepp “Siren Songs”

April 19, 2023 John Jenkins 0

Another recommended album with many rewards found on repeated plays. Give it a listen. Trapper Schoepp is an American singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a seasoned performer and artist and this is reflected throughout […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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