Tim Martin

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

January 27, 2023 Tim Martin 3

A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task with […]

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Classic Clips: John Hiatt with Ry Cooder “Long Time Comin” AMA Awards 2015

January 13, 2023 Tim Martin 0

It’s awards season and a staple part of many award ceremonies is one artist guesting with another and the end of show sing along. At the Americana Music Association’s Americanafest in 2014 the task of leading […]

AUK’s Bluegrass Briefs

January 10, 2023 Tim Martin 0

My colleague Paul Kerr started reporting on the Albums and EPs which don’t make the cut for a full review with his Short Cuts recently. But there is an area of Americana that sits on its […]

Reissue Review: The Watersons “Frost And Fire : A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs”

January 5, 2023 Tim Martin 1

An excellent reissue of one of the key albums of English folk music. Originally released in 1965, ‘Frost And Fire: A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs’ was the debut album by The Watersons, Comprised of […]

Paperback Riders – All-American Christmas reading

December 23, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Coming so close behind the celebration of Thanksgiving in late November, Christmas in the United States might end up being a second-best holiday. While many Christmas traditions originate from central Europe, the Americans were responsible for […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”