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A Brexit Britain escapee who now lives in SW France. Wine, cheese and good music are my 'raisons d'être'.
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Vox Continental: July 2025

July 31, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
Albums from Norway, Italy and the Netherlands, along with live Rockabilly & Bluegrass in France. The Summer months tend to be a little quiet for new americana releases in mainland Europe, with many artists out capitalising […]
Cajun Corner

Cajun Corner – The Stones Go Cajun!

June 30, 2025 Rick Bayles 3
It has been a while since we had anything to report in Cajun Corner, but we’re back with something really exciting. June 25th 2025 would’ve been the 100th birthday of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, […]
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Vox Continental: June 2025

June 26, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
We have a couple of new single releases and a look at some of the Bluegrass festivals coming up in mainland Europe. First up, a new single from German band Lambs & Wolves. Originally based in […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Richard Thompson “When The Spell Is Broken”

June 16, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
Back in 2022, I wrote an article in the Essentials series on Ten Richard Thompson Albums for americana fans. Now, personally, I still consider the great Richard Thompson to be a singer-songwriter firmly fixed in the […]
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Vox Continental: May 2025

May 29, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
This month, we have new music that includes releases from two excellent Norwegian bands and an Anglo-German duet, among others, along with a look at some upcoming festivals in Continental Europe. One of the things I […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

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The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]
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