Rick Bayles

Cajun Corner – catch ’em while they’re young!

April 22, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

We’re back! It has been some time since we posted a Cajun Corner article, but we’re resolved to be more proactive about bringing you news and updates on Cajun & Zydeco music, because we know there […]

The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

April 16, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Exquisite harmonies and faultless guitar work deliver songs of crystaline fragility. The Milk Carton Kids are back! A new album from the superb Milk Carton Kids is always something of a cause for celebration, here at […]

Vox Continental: March 2026

March 26, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

A tribute from a French musician to Terry Reid, new singles from Norway and Portugal, albums from the Netherlands and Italy, and news of a Danish festival. It’s all going on in continental Europe! Many of […]

Vox Continental: February 2026

February 26, 2026 Rick Bayles 2

This month sees new albums from German, Swiss and Norwegian artists, along with singles from France, Iceland and Denmark! Hi, and welcome to Vox Continental for the month of February, which has largely been maked by […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Rick Bayles

February 5, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Ah, the ever popular, controversial list. We all know these things are totally subjective, but we all love them, largely because we love disagreeing with them; and I’m sure there’ll be plenty to disagree with here! […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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