Martin Johnson

Video Interview: Cam Fraser AKA Boulder Fields on being “With All The Other Ghosts”

August 13, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Old punk musicians never die they just become roots music troubadours. To his friends on the Americana UK team, he is Cam Fraser, a knowledgeable music writer who is proud of his Scottish heritage. However, he […]

Interview: Corb Lund on the real “El Viejo”

August 6, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

How a love of Norwegian black metal helped forge a career in cowboy music. Corb Lund is a cowboy and rancher who also happens to write, sing and perform cowboy songs, he also happens to be […]

Classic Clips: Jerry Garcia & David Grisman “Friend of the Devil” – The Late Show, 1993

July 26, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

The 1990s were not a good time for Jerry Garcia despite the fact that the Grateful Dead had reached new levels of popularity following the success of 1987’s ‘In The Dark’, and they were second only […]

The Song Remains: John Mayall (1933 – 2024)

July 25, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Maybe he wasn’t americana but we wouldn’t have americana without his example. It is difficult to overstate the influence that John Mayall, who passed away at home surrounded by his family on 22nd July, had on […]

Video Interview: Jim Keller talks about “Daylight”

July 23, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

From power pop to cult roots music songwriter via managing Philip Glass. You would struggle to script Jim Keller’s career if you were working on a piece of fiction and make it believable. He first tasted […]