Rick Bayles

Forgotten Artists – American Flyer/Fuller & Kaz

October 12, 2020 Rick Bayles 3

It’s Forgotten Artists time again and this time around I’m taking a look at a band and duo that burned brightly and briefly but left a lasting impression with some outstanding music.

Book Review: Ray Padgett “I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)

October 9, 2020 Rick Bayles 4

If it wasn’t for the ‘I’m Your Fan’ album, and John Cale’s choice of ‘Hallelujah’ for his track, we may never have had Jeff Buckley’s sublime version of that song; or the flood of covers that […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Gibson J-45

October 5, 2020 Rick Bayles 2

Here’s our second article in the new Unsung Heroes of Americana series. This time out, Richard Phillips takes a look at a truly iconic instrument; one that has been at the heart of American roots music […]

Book Review: Graeme Thomson “Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn” (Omnibus Press, 2020)

October 2, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

There is a passage in the prologue to this book where author Graeme Thomson writes about the sound of a John Martyn song – “He loved water and used it again and again as a lyrical […]