Features
Ten top Swamp Rock tracks
In my recent little trawl through the Americana music of Louisiana we’ve had Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop so, finally, we come to a close cousin, Swamp Rock. Swamp Rock started to be identified as a […]
Articles by Rick Bayles
Book Reviews
Book Review: Estanove, Grafe, McKeown & Hélie, “21st-Century Dylan”
This is a timely release from publishers Bloomsbury, reflecting the book’s full title, ‘21st Century Dylan: Late and Timely’. As many will know, Bob Dylan will celebrate his 80th birthday on the 24th May this year, […]
Features
The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Takoma Records
We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series and, this time out, Gordon Sharpe pitches in with an informative piece about an influential record label that punched well above its weight: Takoma […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Jackson Browne “Late for the Sky”
Trawling back through the Americana UK archives I was surprised to see how little mention this excellent album from Jackson Browne has received in recent years. Jackson Browne remains one of the great songwriters of Americana […]
Features
Ten top Swamp Pop tracks
In the 1950s Cajun music and Rock and Roll got together and produced a daughter – they called her “Swamp Pop”! By now, regular readers will know I’m quite a fan of Cajun and Zydeco music […]