Richard Parkinson

Maya de Vitry announces headlining UK April tour dates

March 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Former Stray Birds singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry has announced a UK headline tour this April. The announcement comes after her recent visit supporting John Craigie across Europe. Throughout the tour, de Vitry will be performing songs […]

Preview: Dawn Landes to release “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook” later this month

March 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Dawn Landes will release a new album, ‘The Liberated Woman’s Songbook’, on 29th March 2024 during Women’s History Month. The record revisits songs featured in ‘The Liberated Woman’s Songbook’, originally published in 1971. Landes, along […]

More People Really Should Know About: Jess Williamson

March 13, 2024 Richard Parkinson 3

Jess Williamson studied to be a photographer and her songs can often seem composed with a visual as well as an audio perspective leaving the listener with images in their head. Musically. Williamson started out as […]

The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

March 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Deep Dark Woods have announced the latest in their series of traditional music releases, ‘Broadside Ballads Vol. III’, which comes out on 3rd May 2024 on Victory Pool Records. Following ‘Vol II’, an EP released […]

Sara Petite returns to UK for April tour

March 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Currently nominated for three San Diego music awards, one as artist and two for last year’s album, ‘The Empress’, Sara Petite returns to the UK for a two-week tour in April. Petite will be accompanied by […]

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 0

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 […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Maya de Vitry announces headlining UK April tour dates

Preview: Dawn Landes to release “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook” later this month

More People Really Should Know About: Jess Williamson

The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

Sara Petite returns to UK for April tour

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”