Tim Martin

Mike Plume “Lonesome Stretch Of Highway” (Royalty Records, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Mike Plume “is a true alt-country legend in Canada, with a dozen releases since his debut in 1993,” according to his press. Having not encountered him before ‘Lonesome Stretch Of Highway’ comes as a pleasant discovery […]

Forgotten Artists – Willy DeVille

May 14, 2020 Tim Martin 3

Americana is often described as a mix of many different strands of American music. Rock, of all sorts, country, blues, folk and gospel all blended together. Willy DeVille, whether under his own name, or earlier as […]

B. Knox “Heartbreak & Landscape” (Three Mast, 2020)

May 6, 2020 Tim Martin 0

B. Knox’s debut album pulls on most of the threads of Americana. Pedal steel guitar and a stately pace mark out opener ‘Deep Dark Love’, and a Neil Young guitar line shapes ‘Corners’. Barroom piano punctuates […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Willie Nelson “City of New Orleans”

May 4, 2020 Tim Martin 0

The previous Chain Gang link, The Highwaymen, featured Willie Nelson among their all-star lineup. Their debut album which featured our chosen song ‘Desperados Waiting For A Train’ also carried a Steve Goodman/John Prine song, ‘The Twentieth […]

Corb Lund “Agricultural Tragic” (New West Records, 2020)

April 15, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Corb Lund describes the approach to his 10th album as “what it feels like to have six generations of cowboy heritage thrown into the crazy 21st Century urban setting”. While he clearly works in the wider/Americana/Country tradition he […]

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Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

March 23, 2026 0

An ambitious debut album that bravely tackles some very British subjects with an americana-folk twang. The genre may be americana – and America is most certainly struggling with its own set of problems right now – […]

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”

March 23, 2026 0

An album with some credible moments and interesting songs which lay the foundations for his solo career. Country music can divide opinion at the best of times. It’s praised for its tropes and cliches as often […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

March 23, 2026 0

The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Megan Bee “Fiction”

October 3, 2025 0

Ohio native Megan Bee’s fifth album is a graceful collection of folk songs that balance mature reflection with vivid natural imagery and collaborative spirit. Blessed with a voice that could threaten to warm even a cold […]

Album Reviews

Jason Eady “Jason Eady” (Old Guitar Records, 2017)

May 16, 2017 0

Six albums in and Jason Eady goes eponymous… could there be a hint of self-reflection and insularity in the mix? This album is certainly a distinct departure from the overt twang and clatter of his previous […]

Album Reviews

Peter Mulvey And SistaStrings “Love Is The Only Thing”

September 1, 2022 0

Love and the future of Democracy – two large and intertwined topics. SistaStrings are cellist-vocalist Monique Ross and violinist-vocalist Chauntee Ross, and they’ve teamed with Peter Mulvey to make an album of some sonic depth – […]

Articles by Tim Martin

Mike Plume “Lonesome Stretch Of Highway” (Royalty Records, 2020)

Forgotten Artists – Willy DeVille

B. Knox “Heartbreak & Landscape” (Three Mast, 2020)

AUK’s Chain Gang: Willie Nelson “City of New Orleans”

Corb Lund “Agricultural Tragic” (New West Records, 2020)

Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better