Richard Parkinson

25th anniversary expanded reissue for “From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music”

May 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville is releasing an expanded version of the box set ‘From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music’. Originally released in […]

Jess Williamson announces UK tour dates for summer

May 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Jess Williamson makes her second trip over the Atlantic in 2024 to play a series of shows in between some festival appearances. Williamson sold out two London dates on consecutive nights in January and has […]

Alice Wallace to release new album “Here I Am”

May 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Alice Wallace has announced the release of her latest album ‘Here I Am’, on 28th June 2024 via Mule Kick Records. The record is her first since moving to Nashville four years ago from […]

The Hackles announce May UK tour dates

May 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Hackles have announced a month-long UK tour taking in most of May 2024. The tour begins with the Shetland Folk Festival in the first week if the month followed by a week of dates in […]

Amsterdam-based newcomer Jana Mila signs to New West, album due

April 30, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Jana Mila the Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter, has signed to New West Records and will release her debut album, ‘Chameleon’, on 30th August 2024. The 10-song set was produced by Todd Lombardo and recorded in Nashville. ‘Chameleon’ draws […]

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

25th anniversary expanded reissue for “From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music”

Jess Williamson announces UK tour dates for summer

Alice Wallace to release new album “Here I Am”

The Hackles announce May UK tour dates

Amsterdam-based newcomer Jana Mila signs to New West, album due

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

Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

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