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[ July 17, 2026 ] Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary” Videos
[ July 16, 2026 ] Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for Interviews
[ July 16, 2026 ] Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November News
[ July 16, 2026 ] Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt” Album Reviews
[ July 16, 2026 ] There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson News

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “The Rugby”

June 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 2

Not the usual subject of this column, but as a fellow of Northampton, I’m heading to Twickenham tomorrow, driving a coach-load of supporters for the Prem Final. Exciting times for the town as the club seems […]

Hell in a Handcart – get back in your box

June 19, 2026 Paul Villers 9

This post was written before the Makerfield by-election. We have no idea what’s going to happen so if this is all too painful to read on Friday morning, swiftly move on. “In a time of universal […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 240 “Aging”

June 15, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Last weekend saw me sail through another birthday unscathed, just about. There was a gathering to celebrate this one calendar year closer to the worm-filled sod, and the photo attached bears witness to my joy at […]

Hell in a Handcart – “Stop looking at that, peasants”

June 5, 2026 Paul Villers 0

“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act” – George Orwell Attention spans, huh? They last all of… …where were we? Oh yeah. Attention. We need to pay attention. Listen. Pay […]

Make Americana Great Again: “Americana” – the movie

June 4, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Well, she was an American girl / Raised on promises / She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there / Was a little more to life ~ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers There is a movie called “Americana,” […]

Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”

July 17, 2026 0

Compelling with just his guitar and low, understated storytelling voice, Stephen Wilson Jr. delivered a fine solo version of his single Gary at CMA Fest recently. The recording featured on the ABC primetime special ‘CMA Fest […]

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0

Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

July 16, 2026 0

If you’ve tried to buy tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of this website which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]