Features
VERSIONS: “Love Hurts”
‘Love Hurts’ was written by Boudleaux Bryant in the summer of 1960, and it’s a song with quite a fascinating history. Bryant and his wife, Felice, were the main writers for the Everly Brothers during this […]
Articles by Rick Bayles
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Doc & Merle Watson “Two Days in November”
This one’s for those of you who like some classic americana picking and it really doesn’t get any better than Doc & Merle Watson. Doc Watson is widely, and rightly, considered one of the finest guitar […]
News
Roundup: Reissues for important musical biographies
Fascinating insights into the early lives of major Americana artists. Earlier this year we reviewed the first books published as part of a new partnership between the Country Music Hall of Fame and the University of […]
Americana Vinyl Treasures
Americana Vinyl Treasures: American Flyer “American Flyer”
I thought I’d say something about an Americana Vinyl Treasure that I only recently unearthed, though I’ve been looking for it for a while. American Flyer are a very interesting band and their debut, self-titled album […]
Columns
View from Across La Manche #19 – From Our Own Correspondent
Bed bugs and Broomsticks. There has been a lot of noise, recently, about the bed bug problem in Paris, not least of all here in France. ‘Les punaises de lit’ are a major problem in Paris […]