Rick Bayles

Forgotten Artists – Brinsley Schwarz

March 15, 2021 Rick Bayles 4

For those that still remember the stars of this article in our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, it’s usually either as the band where Nick Lowe started his career or for the dreadful management company hype that nearly […]

Forgotten Artists – Hem

March 12, 2021 Rick Bayles 4

In our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series this week. regular contributor Tim Martin returns with a piece about a fascinating band that bring a wide range range of musical influences to create a very singular sound… I first […]

Ten top Swamp Rock tracks

March 10, 2021 Rick Bayles 8

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 […]

Book Review: Estanove, Grafe, McKeown & Hélie, “21st-Century Dylan”

March 4, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

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, […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Takoma Records

March 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 2

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 […]