Richard Parkinson

Jon Dee Graham “Only Dead For A Little While”

November 7, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Four years in the making, Jon Dee Graham’s latest reflects on death experience. The title of Jon Dee Graham’s latest ‘Only Dead For A Little While’ refers to his experience in 2019 when, after suffering a […]

Artwork for "Is Heaven Real" by Johnny Dowd. Picture by Jon Langford

Johnny Dowd “Is Heaven Real? How Would I Know”

October 26, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Johnny Dowd heads back to Memphis for impressive 19th studio record. ‘Wrong Side Of Memphis’ was the title of Johnny Dowd’s first solo album released in 1995 after the demise of his band Neon Baptist. The […]

Artwork for Nanci Griffith tribute 'More Than A Whisper' on Rounder Records

Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

September 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

A mighty and entirely merited salute to a giant of americana. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had she not died in August 2021 after a long illness. To celebrate her life and […]

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 […]

The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

July 30, 2026 0

There is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what […]

Artwork for Buffalo Traffic Jam album “Pictures of You”

Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

July 30, 2026 0

If Kings of Leon did americana. Buffalo Traffic Jam is an act that is generating an awful lot of noise at the moment, as well as being one of the hottest concert tickets in town, based […]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

July 30, 2026 0

Live stream available if you can’t make it! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the initial lineup for its 2026 edition in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October 2026. […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Jon Dee Graham “Only Dead For A Little While”

Johnny Dowd “Is Heaven Real? How Would I Know”

Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

Nanci Griffith “Working In Corners”

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

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway