Richard Parkinson

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 […]

Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010

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 […]

The Paper Kites art work for At The Roadhouse

The Paper Kites “At The Roadhouse”

August 29, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A warm and intimate record which should delight The Paper Kites fanbase. The Paper Kites last album ‘Roses’ (2021), their fifth if you consider the third and fourth records separately, was a record of collaborations with […]

Grace Potter “Mother Road”

August 15, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Grace Potter’s ‘Mother Road’ is a candid work part-celebration, part-therapy which will resonate widely. The Mother Road of the album’s title is the legendary Route 66 that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles as Grace Potter […]

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 0

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

July 30, 2026 0

Late beginnings, hard-earned wisdom and songs that find grace amid life’s darker corners. Robert Sawrey’s story inevitably shapes the way The End of the Road is heard. Recording under the name Hadnot Creek, he only began […]

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 […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

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

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

More People Really Should Know About: Rising Appalachia

The Paper Kites “At The Roadhouse”

Grace Potter “Mother Road”

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

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