Richard Parkinson

Earth Opera cover of The Great American Eagle Tragedy

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Earth Opera “Great American Eagle Tragedy” – Elektra, 1969

September 4, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

As a teenager hungry for new music, I would scour the cut-out bins and second-hand shops of my home town. A psychedelic cover or interesting personnel would be enough to prise the 20p-50p from my pocket […]

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

More People Really Should Know About: Rising Appalachia

August 31, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

One of the challenges about this feature is figuring out whether an artist is both sufficiently known and unknown to pass the test for inclusion. Rising Appalachia is an act I like enough to have seen […]

The Paper Kites art work for At The Roadhouse

The Paper Kites “At The Roadhouse”

August 29, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A warm and intimate record which should delight The Paper Kites fanbase. The Paper Kites last album ‘Roses’ (2021), their fifth if you consider the third and fourth records separately, was a record of collaborations with […]

Grace Potter “Mother Road”

August 15, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Grace Potter’s ‘Mother Road’ is a candid work part-celebration, part-therapy which will resonate widely. The Mother Road of the album’s title is the legendary Route 66 that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles as Grace Potter […]

Tucker Zimmerman “Over Here In Europe”

August 10, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A warm album made up of strong but intimate songs wrapped in imaginative arrangements. The Big Potato reissue of Tucker Zimmerman’s ‘Over Here In Europe’ represents the first time it has been reissued on vinyl (it […]