Richard Parkinson

The Ocelots announce release of second album “Everything, When Said Slowly”

October 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The boys of Wexford are back. The Ocelots have announced the release of their second album, “Everything, When Said Slowly”, due February 2025. The duo are twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson who hail from Wexford, […]

Cover Art for Silver Patron Saints The Songs Of Jesse Malin

Various Artists “Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin”

October 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

A moving statement of support for a great songwriter from his contemporaries Jesse Malin may be one of those artists that can be characterised as a songwriter’s songwriter. Certainly, the list of his collaborators and admirers […]

Preview – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024: from San Francisco to your screen

October 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Since its inception in 2001, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has been a fixture in the americana and roots music calendar. Founded by Warren Hellman, a San Francisco venture capitalist, HSB has been held each year in […]

Jon Byrd and Amelia White announce co-headline UK tour dates

October 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Nashville’s Jon Byrd and Amelia White have announced their Tennessee Two-Step tour of venues around England in October 2024. The dates, which you can find below, start in North London at Camden’s iconic Green Note on […]

London-based Australian Geowulf announces new album – first as a solo act

October 1, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Geowulf aka songwriter and musician Star Kendrick has announced her new album, and her first as a solo artist, “The Child” which lands 17th January 2025 via the Nettwerk label. The first two albums as Geowulf […]

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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 1

Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0

Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]

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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

April 1, 2026 0

A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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