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A Brexit Britain escapee who now lives in SW France. Wine, cheese and good music are my 'raisons d'être'.
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Americana Vinyl Treasures

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Little Feat “Electrif Lycanthrope (Be-Bop Deluxe)” – The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label, 1975

October 9, 2023 Rick Bayles 7
Here we have what is our first ‘unofficial’ release, also known as a ‘bootleg’ album. This was another record fair find for me and I snapped it up without thinking twice. I’ve always been a big […]
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View from Across La Manche #18 – From Our Own Correspondent

October 2, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
Size isn’t everything… One of the things you have to get to grips with when you come to France is how much more space there is and what that means in everyday life. France has roughly […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Steve Goodman “Steve Goodman” – Buddha Records, 1971

September 11, 2023 Rick Bayles 2
Back in the early 1990s, I made a decision that still has me waking up in a cold sweat from time to time; I sold my vinyl collection! It was, in retrospect, a decision of monumental […]
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The Song Remains: Jimmy Buffett (1946 – 2023)

September 4, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
An end to ‘Island Escapism’. It was a sad weekend for Parrotheads everywhere, with the news that James William Buffett had departed this life at the age of just 76, a victim of skin cancer and […]
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View from Across La Manche #17

September 1, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
New Orleans comes to the Perigord. Not to put too fine a point on things, it has been warm. We haven’t had any wildfires or any of the intense heat other parts of Europe have had […]

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artwork for The Tines album "Barrows"

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The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968
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For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

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The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]
Artwork for Morgan Nagler's album I've got northing left to lose and I'm losing it
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Morgan Nagler “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It”

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Indie/americana debut solo album for experienced newcomer. Sometimes a musical career takes a few detours before arriving at its true destination. For Morgan Nagler, the path has been circuitous; long before she became a respected songwriter […]
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Live Review: The Hanging Stars + Sunsinger & the High Seas, The Bear, Luton – 7th March 2026

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The Hanging Stars have a way of grabbing your attention. On the strength of the soundcheck at The Rambling Roots Review last April, their merch stand was breached and several records purchased, even before the set […]

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