Rick Bayles

Book Review: Simon Warner & Jim Sampas “Kerouac on Record: A Literary Soundtrack” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)

February 18, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

On the face of it, you might not think Jack Kerouac has much relevance to fans of Americana. Kerouac was part of the Beat generation, a Jazz fan who was often dismissive of “Hillbilly music”; but […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Gretchen Peters “Hello Cruel World”

February 10, 2020 Rick Bayles 1

Following on from Peter Churchill’s excellent choice last week I was thinking that what I particularly love about Americana is the quality of the songwriting. With that in mind I’ve decided to post a track from […]

Forgotten Artists – Mike Nesmith

February 6, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

Of course Mike Nesmith, The Monkee, hasn’t been forgotten, he’ll always have his place in musical history as the woolly hatted member of TVs attempt to cash in on the popularity of loveable, mop-top boy bands […]

Book Review: Bryan Wagner “The Wild Tchoupitoulas” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)

January 15, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

There will be many who have never heard of ‘The Wild Tchoupitoulas’ but this was a seminal record in establishing an earthy, roots-based aspect of New Orleans music – as such it’s of major interest to […]

Luca “The House That We Know” EP (Independent, 2019)

January 10, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

Nice to have a debut recording from a homegrown talent to review at the start of a new year. Lauren Luca, known professionally as Luca, is a young singer/songwriter from the Manchester area and this is […]

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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

June 24, 2026 0

Electric Elm is a collaboration between singer-songwriter Chris Bousquet (aka American Elm) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Eric Lichter (Earl Slick, Mercury Rev). Bousquet and Lichter are longtime friends who grew up in adjacent Connecticut shoreline towns. […]

Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Songs From The Trees”

June 24, 2026 0

New music from internationally renowned violinist Chris Murphy transports us through time and space into a cinematic world of myth and mystery. Steeped in atmosphere and layered with musical tension and release, Songs From The Trees […]

This is Lorelei is back with a new album in September

June 23, 2026 0

We have been big fans of Nate Amos around these parts for some time now and what a few years he’s had. Between delivering breakout records both as a solo artist — under his This Is […]

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