Richard Parkinson

Album art for "Happy Hour" by Mark Brown

Mark Brown “Happy Hour”

July 9, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A collection of fourteen songs covering a lot of ground musically and lyrically. Mark Brown is one of many working performers whose music falls under the americana category. Ploughing a furrow of self-released records, working with […]

Ernst Aines and Camille Trail announce UK and Ireland summer tour dates

July 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Australian acts, Ernest Aines and Camille Trail have announced a series of dates in the UK and Ireland over the summer Aines is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter and Australian Folk Artist of the Year Award 2023 […]

A Different Thread embarks on extensive ‘Patchwork’ UK tour

July 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A Different Thread, the dynamic transatlantic band, fronted by Robert Jackson from Lichfield, UK and Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, has announced dates across the UK with their ‘Patchwork’ tour which runs from the beginning […]

Preview: Steve Earle to release new live album “Alone Again (Live)”

July 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Last summer Steve Earle brought his solo acoustic Alone Again tour to the UK including a great evening at the Barbican in London. The set list that night ran to 23 songs starting with his cover […]

MJ Lenderman to release new album and play UK and Europe shows

June 27, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

MJ Lenderman, the North Carolina-based singer, songwriter and guitarist, has announced his new album, “Manning Fireworks”, which is due out on 6th September 2024, via ANTI-, his studio debut on the label. He had previously announced […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0

Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0

This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]

Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

July 29, 2026 0

Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026. It will be published by Red Hen Press. Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Mark Brown “Happy Hour”

Ernst Aines and Camille Trail announce UK and Ireland summer tour dates

A Different Thread embarks on extensive ‘Patchwork’ UK tour

Preview: Steve Earle to release new live album “Alone Again (Live)”

MJ Lenderman to release new album and play UK and Europe shows

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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