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[ April 22, 2026 ] Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will Tracks
[ April 22, 2026 ] Video Premiere: Whitney Walker “Solar Princess” Videos
[ April 21, 2026 ] Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country Interviews
[ April 21, 2026 ] Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November News
[ April 21, 2026 ] Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind” Tracks

Paperback Riders returns

August 1, 2022 Tim Martin 3

Paperbacks Ride Again, or what is American(a) literature? Rick Bayles, Books Editor, writes: When Gordon Sharpe passed away earlier this year we lost a good friend and colleague, but we also lost a talented writer who […]

The View From Across La Manche #7 – from our own correspondent

August 1, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Canicules, Courgettes and Creedence. Summer in France is a wonderful time. The children are out from school, holidays are being anticipated and, in the villages, the night markets have started. The night markets are really just […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 63

July 12, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Alice Cooper is singing in my head. As the unwinding begins and the end of term becomes a matter of days not weeks the school enjoys an orgy of expeditions and trips that constitutes an activity […]

Americana Roots: Armchair Boogie

July 8, 2022 Tim Newby 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts who […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 62

July 5, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Looking forward to reading for pleasure and stilling the whirling head. One of the delights of the much criticised but definitely needed summer holidays enjoyed by those in the teaching profession (and in doing this we […]

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drivin n cryin - Crushing Flowers
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Salute to Songw...
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Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (vinyl)
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John Prine - Bruised Orange
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Florry - Smells Like…Florry Live as Hell
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Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning ...
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Robert Plant - Saving Grace: All That Glitters (vinyl)
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Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily
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Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will

April 22, 2026 0

Gearing up for the release of their fifteenth studio album; not counting the collaborations with renowned bluegrass banjoist Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers: Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), […]

Video Premiere: Whitney Walker “Solar Princess”

April 22, 2026 0

Solar Princess, the brand new single from Whitney Walker, is unpredictable and compelling, bursting with musical freedom. Propelled forward by dramatic drumming from Robert Mitchell, there’s a great sense of urgency and dynamic energy. Meanwhile, Walker’s words […]

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]