Michael Farley

Alberta “Mmmmm” (Independent, 2018)

October 29, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This eclectic album from Alberta, the alter ego of Detroit native David Boone is a rough, ready and sometimes raucous affair with surprising subtlety thrown in for good measure. Track one ‘Outta My Head’ kicks things off […]

Vanessa Peters “Foxhole Prayers” (Idol Records, 2018)

September 27, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This is an infectious record and one of those which has many “ear worm” moments but all in a good way. Vanessa Peters is a Dallas based singer-songwriter and this her eleventh album is a triumph […]

Christian Kjellvander “Wild Hxmans” (Tapete Records 2018)

September 24, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This album from Swedish singer songwriter Christian Kjellvander comes with a healthy dose of Scandi Noir and thus a warning is required for those of a nervous disposition. If you are in any way feeling low, […]

James House & The Blues Cowboys “James House & The Blues Cowboys” (Proper Records, 2018)

September 11, 2018 Michael Farley 0

James House is a successful country blues artist who many people won’t be familiar with. Having spent much of his long career writing hits for others, House has rarely been the main focus of attention in […]

Ethan Johns with The Black Eyed Dogs “Anamnesis” (Proper Music, 2018)

September 5, 2018 Michael Farley 0

Ethan Johns is one of the fathers of Americana given his production of so many classic albums in the genre over the years, including Ryan Adams’s ‘Gold’ and albums by Ray Lamontagne and The Jayhawks to […]

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Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

March 23, 2026 0

Dead Goat has announced the release of their first album, which is self-titled and comes out this Friday (26th March) via AV8 Records. Who are they, you ask? Well, individually, they are each accomplished artists in […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 0

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Videos

Sean McConnell “What The Hell Is Wrong With Me”

September 24, 2021 0

Sean McConnell shares the music video for his latest single, ‘What The Hell Is Wrong With Me‘ (Feat. Fancy Hagood). Already highly regarded as a Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer with a strong commercial track-record writing hits for […]

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The Turtles swim free again

May 25, 2017 2

May 2017 has seen many peculiar events popping up in the news, an almost daily dose of incredulity. Here comes another one. Somewhat unheralded Edsel Records have re-issued deluxe expanded versions of all six original albums […]

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Small Venue Heroes – Chuck Prophet

April 21, 2022 6

Chuck Prophet has been a regular feature of the live scene in the UK for over 30 years and although I have seen him several times, each of those time is joyous celebration of the uplifting […]

Articles by Michael Farley

Alberta “Mmmmm” (Independent, 2018)

Vanessa Peters “Foxhole Prayers” (Idol Records, 2018)

Christian Kjellvander “Wild Hxmans” (Tapete Records 2018)

James House & The Blues Cowboys “James House & The Blues Cowboys” (Proper Records, 2018)

Ethan Johns with The Black Eyed Dogs “Anamnesis” (Proper Music, 2018)

Dead Goat to release self titled debut amid talk of an Irish supergroup

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”