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About Martin Johnson
I've been a music obsessive for more years than I care to admit to. Part of my enjoyment from music comes from discovering new sounds and artists while continuing to explore the roots of American 20th century music that has impacted the whole of world culture.
Album Reviews

David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band “Live At The Capitol Theatre”

December 2, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

David Crosby still delivering his psychedelic folk with help from the Lighthouse Band. David Crosby’s work with The Byrds and the various permutations of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is legendary, making him one of the […]

Interviews

Interview: Sicard Hollow’s Alex King on finding their bluegrass heart

November 28, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Taking a lead from Tony Rice’s generation and trying to move bluegrass forward in the 21st Century. Sicard Hollow are the new kids on the block for jamband-influenced progressive bluegrass, so new that they are still […]

Interviews

Interview: Mark Bingham on ‘60s musical ideals, Hal Willner, and Dr. John

November 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Re-releasing 22 albums is just a way to keep working and playing. The ‘60s still exerts a significant influence over music for a whole variety of reasons, and one key characteristic of ‘60s music was that […]

Interviews

Interview: Roger Street Friedman on working with Larry Campbell and his own daughter’s influence

November 15, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

How you restart a music career after twenty-five years. Roger Street Friedman has been operating largely under the radar of the mainstream music business since he decided to restart his musical career after an absence of […]

Interviews

Interview: Mary Gauthier on her life’s journey to live in the continent of the heart

November 9, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Mixing folk and country with leftish politics to make music that can speak to the working class. Mary Gauthier is a songwriter’s songwriter who was also fated to play her songs to an audience. She didn’t […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

Interviews

Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Mandolin Jack “Phoenix In The Ashes” (Independent, 2018)

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Prior to Mandolin Jack, Chris Tulloch had been making music and playing in bands ever since the early 1970s. He grew up in the sixties and he has absorbed a feast of varied tones that range […]

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Curtis & Loretta “Santa Claus On Halloween” – not a burn by the dude in red

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Here’s the other side of Halloween, handing out candy whilst dressed up in some form of fancy dress.  We can only speculate as to why Curtis Teague chose to dress as Father Christmas, but that is […]

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Carter Sampson announces UK dates

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Oklahoma’s Carter Sampson returns to the UK in April and May for a short run of dates that include two shows at the Kilkenny Roots Festival.  She’s not long been out of the UK so she […]

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