Columns
View from Across La Manche#14 – From Our Own Correspondent
A rose by any other name… When we moved to France, back in December of 2020, I had a bit of schoolboy French and that was it; just enough to, sort of, get by in a […]
Articles by Rick Bayles
Album Reviews
Kris Drever “The Best Of…”
Impressive ‘Best Of’ from modern Celtic folk singer/songwriter. Kris Drever has now made five solo albums since his 2006 debut with “Black Water”, as well as five studio albums with the folk trio Lau, and another […]
Features
I Write the Songs – Beth Nielsen Chapman
“All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer’s job to find it and get it on paper.” A great quote on songwriting from a writer who has done more than her fair share of […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Paul Charles “Adventures In Wonderland”
When it comes to promoting Americana music in the UK, two of the most prominent names that come to mind are those of Paul Fenn and Paul Charles, the two Pauls who own and run Asgard, […]
Album Reviews
Joe Normal “Public Works”
Not so much Heartland Rock as Heartland Pop. This is a strange album. A set of songs with decidedly blue collar, all hail the Working Man lyrics, set to a sort of Springsteen Lite backing. It […]