Features
Americana Bedrock – Bob Dylan
In our perpetual quest for what americana is, one name stands out above all the rest. Measured by the number of pieces on Americana UK and how well read they are Bob Dylan is americana. Over […]
Articles by Tim Martin
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Peter Bruntnell “By The Time My Head Gets To Phoenix”
One of the best things about festivals is the chance to hear new artists, or ones who have passed you by a bit. I arrived at Americana Festival in Bath in the summer not knowing much […]
Album Reviews
Sons of the East “Palomar Parade”
The ingredients for a great album are all here, look for that greatness on their next record. It’s taken 10 years for Sons Of The East to release an album. Having been a live and streaming […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: David N Meyer “Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music”
A quick look around Good Reads finds twelve biographies that are either directly about Parsons, or about the bands he was part of. So, if we are picking one source to learn about Gram Parsons why […]
Album Reviews
Kim Ware and the Good Graces “Ready”
Thought provoking words, and dreamy guitar based music that grows on you with a few listens. Ready is an album made up of pre-pandemic songs mixed with a few written under Lockdown.. Opening song ‘Capital R’ […]