Richard Parkinson

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

March 13, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

2025 has been a busy year for folk supergroup I’m With Her. The three principals – Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins released their second album “Wild And Clear And Blue” on 9th May. Its […]

Nashville outlaw India Ramey enters her Villain Era with new album in May 2026

March 11, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The opening track to Nashville outlaw India Ramey’s forthcoming album is Welcome to My Villain Era providing the title and mission statement for Villain Era, which is due out on 8th May 2026, via Copoco/Blue Élan […]

Johnny Blue Skies to release new album “Mutiny After Midnight” next week

March 3, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds, along with the label High Top Mountain Records, have joined forces with Atlantic Music Group’s Atlantic Outpost for the forthcoming release of Mutiny After Midnight which will be released […]

Album art for Band of Heathens Country Sides

The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

March 2, 2026 Richard Parkinson 2

Two decades in, The Band of Heathens deliver 11 songs rooted in Texas americana. Country Sides is the latest album from DIY Austin country rockers Band of Heathens. It sees them 20 years into their career […]

Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

March 2, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Danny George Wilson’s latest record, Arcade, has already been previewed in these pages and now Wilson has announced a series of UK tour dates supporting The Handsome family to promote it. For Arcade, Wilson returned to Hamish […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

Nashville outlaw India Ramey enters her Villain Era with new album in May 2026

Johnny Blue Skies to release new album “Mutiny After Midnight” next week

The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

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

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”