Richard Parkinson

Leif Vollebekk announces new album and UK/Europe tour dates

May 29, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk has announced his new album, ‘Revelation’, which is set to be released on 27th September 2024 on Secret City Records. The new release will be available in digital, CD and […]

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival 2024 announces full list of acts

May 28, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Rotterdam Bluegrass Festval has announced the full list of acts playing the three-day event at the end of June. Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival is an easy-going and inclusive festival focusing on bluegrass and other forms of […]

Lake Street Dive announce new album and UK and European shows

May 22, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Lake Street Dive, the Boston soul-flecked americana band, has announced the release of a new album ‘Good Together’ via Fantasy Records on 21st June 2024 along with a series of dates in the UK and Europe […]

Helen Rose returns with new album “Rugged Elegance”

May 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Helen Rose has announced the release of her latest album ‘Rugged Elegance’ which will be issued via Clover Music Group on 12th July 2024. It comes six years after its predecessor ‘Trouble Holding Back’; Rose […]

Steep Canyon Rangers announce the release of “Live at Greenfield Lake”

May 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Steep Canyon Rangers have announced the release of ‘Live at Greenfield Lake’, the band’s first live album of original material, recorded at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC on 29th September 2023. The album will be […]

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 1

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 […]

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