Rick Bayles

Book Review: Emma John “Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South” (Weidenfeld &Nicolson, 2020)

July 27, 2020 Rick Bayles 5

If you should decide to read this book be warned; you’re likely to spend a lot of your time, while reading it, smiling. You’ll frequently giggle and you will, occasionally, laugh out loud, all while nodding […]

Forgotten Artists – Hal Ketchum

July 27, 2020 Rick Bayles 9

Welcome to another feature in the FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, where we take a look at some of the Americana musicians that may just have dropped out of people’s memories or who, perhaps, never received the appreciation […]

Forgotten Artists – Rose Maddox

July 22, 2020 Rick Bayles 5

Welcome to another feature in the FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, where we take a look at some of the Americana musicians that may just have dropped out of people’s memories or who, perhaps, never received the appreciation […]

The Song Remains: Judy Dyble 1949 – 2020

July 17, 2020 Rick Bayles 2

The original voice of Fairport Convention will sing no more. Following a long illness, Judy Dyble passed away on the 12th July 2020 at the age of 71. Born Judith Aileen Dyble in Central London in […]

Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Pieces of the Sky” (Reprise, 1975)

July 15, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

‘Pieces of the Sky’ was an album eagerly anticipated by those of us who followed the road of Country Rock in the 70s. Still reeling from the loss of Gram Parsons, this was expected to be […]