Rick Bayles

Forgotten Artists – The Black Sorrows

February 22, 2021 Rick Bayles 6

Another possible first for the FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series – I don’t think we’ve featured an Antipodean band before! The Black Sorrows hail from Melbourne, Australia, and started life as an R&B covers band. The founder and […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Ovation Guitars

February 16, 2021 Rick Bayles 4

Guitars are obviously major contributors to the sound of Americana and we’ve already had articles about two iconic guitar models here on The Unsung Heroes of Americana series – the Gibson J45 and the Martin D28. […]

Forgotten Artists – Larry Hosford

February 11, 2021 Rick Bayles 14

For this FORGOTTEN ARTISTS feature our esteemed Interviews Editor, Martin Johnson, has dragged himself away from his questioning of the great and good to look back on the career of the late Californian singer/songwriter, Larry Hosford. […]

Ten more top Cajun/Zydeco tracks

February 10, 2021 Rick Bayles 5

It seems my recent article on top Cajun/Zydeco tracks struck a chord with some, so I thought I’d strike again, while the iron was hot, and sneak in a little more Cajun comfort. Most people only […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Banjo

February 9, 2021 Rick Bayles 2

A terrible thing happened to our banjo player the other day. He left his banjo on the back seat of his car and forgot to lock it. By the time he got back some heartless sod […]

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Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

May 1, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

May 1, 2026 0

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]

Artwork for Todd Albright Album "Blues for Dexter Linwood"

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

May 1, 2026 0

Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

Articles by Rick Bayles

Forgotten Artists – The Black Sorrows

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Ovation Guitars

Forgotten Artists – Larry Hosford

Ten more top Cajun/Zydeco tracks

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Banjo

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

Big Love Car Wash announces first European, UK and Ireland Tour