Richard Parkinson

Rodney Crowell to release ‘lost album’ “Then Again” next month

May 28, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Rodney Crowell has announced the release of an album which many fans thought would never see the light of day, Then Again which arrives on 26th June 2026 via New West Records. The 10-track set was […]

Live Review: Clover County, Rough Trade East and London Highways Festival, 14th-16th May 2026

May 28, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Clover County is a much-travelled but now Athens, Georgia-based singer-songwriter, who, following good reviews for her debut full-length album, Finer Things, travelled to the East side of the Atlantic and has been touring with Jack van […]

Graham Parker celebrates 50th year of career with new live album “Quality Footwear”

May 27, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Graham Parker will release a new live album Quality Footwear: Live At The Brook via Big Stir Records on 26th June 2026 Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his recording career, Parker’s vinyl and streaming collection captures […]

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson

May 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

With only a few weeks to go until the 19th Gate To Southwell Festival, fans are looking forward to this four-day event in rural Nottinghamshire which runs from 2nd-5th July. The festival features more than 60 […]

Montana duo Buffalo Traffic Jam to release full-length debut in July

May 20, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Rising Montana folk duo Buffalo Traffic Jam have announced their debut full-length album, Pictures of You, to be released on 31st July 2026, both digitally and on vinyl. Pictures of You comprises 14 tracks, including the […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0

This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]

artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]

James McMurtry- photo credit: Mary Bruton Keating

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

September 28, 2026 0

The 20th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 30th September and 4th October with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 50 musicians […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Rodney Crowell to release ‘lost album’ “Then Again” next month

Live Review: Clover County, Rough Trade East and London Highways Festival, 14th-16th May 2026

Graham Parker celebrates 50th year of career with new live album “Quality Footwear”

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson

Montana duo Buffalo Traffic Jam to release full-length debut in July

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness