Richard Parkinson

Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010

Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

June 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

We experience music typically either at a show or on record. The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two. The types of live album vary. There are shows […]

Preview: Everywhere At Once festival at 400+ grass roots venues this weekend

June 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

More than 2,000 artists performing across 400+ grassroots venues nationwide, spanning indie, folk, country/ americana, dance, pop, rock, grime, electronic, jazz, folk, punk, soul and more. The event is sponsored by the Music Venue Trust and […]

The Barefoot Movement @ Staion Inn, Nashville Sptember 2019

More People Really Should Know About: The Barefoot Movement

June 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Barefoot Movement are a string band from North Carolina built around childhood sweethearts now husband, wife and parents, Tommy Norris and Noah Wall. I first came across them at Skipper’s Smokehouse, a beer and deep-fried […]

Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

June 19, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

Katie Pruitt to release her third album “Fool for the Fleeting” in September

June 17, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Katie Pruitt has announced her new album, Fools for the Fleeting will be released on 18th September 2026 via Rounder Records. The Nashville-based musician reckons with the impermanence that comes with being human. Her most […]