Richard Parkinson

Nanci Griffith “Working In Corners”

September 12, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

‘Working In Corners’ is a fascinating collection bearing witness to Griffith’s development from being a local Texas artist to becoming an internationally renowned singer and songwriter. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Brown Horse, Oslo, London – 2nd September 2023

September 11, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Dallas, TX, singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker is making his first visit to the UK in 2023 as part of a string of dates in Northern Europe. After his appearance at the Long Road festival over the […]

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Lutterworth, Leics – 25th-27th August 2023

September 6, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

The Long Road Festival took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Stanford Hall near Lutterworth on the border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. In addition to the music on show the event also features a […]

Earth Opera cover of The Great American Eagle Tragedy

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Earth Opera “Great American Eagle Tragedy” – Elektra, 1969

September 4, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

As a teenager hungry for new music, I would scour the cut-out bins and second-hand shops of my home town. A psychedelic cover or interesting personnel would be enough to prise the 20p-50p from my pocket […]

More People Really Should Know About: Rising Appalachia

August 31, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

One of the challenges about this feature is figuring out whether an artist is both sufficiently known and unknown to pass the test for inclusion. Rising Appalachia is an act I like enough to have seen […]