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Essentials: The Top 10 Buddy Miller songs

April 25, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Buddy Miller; singer, guitar player, band leader, songwriter, producer, radio show host, collaborator extraordinaire… He’s a very busy chap. He is also influential; in addition to his own recorded output and playing shows, Miller has worked […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Josh Ritter Songs

April 18, 2024 Andrew Frolish 15

Josh Ritter is one of those artists who ticks every box: his vocals are smooth and warm, his words possess a rare poetic lyricism and his ability to craft and compose consistently beautiful songs is hugely […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Gillian Welch/David Rawlings songs

March 28, 2024 Tim Martin 5

There were a few surprise absences from our recent readers’ and writers’ polls to find the top 10 greatest ever americana artists. While, as with any vote, if we ran it again tomorrow the results would […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Cowpunk Albums

June 15, 2023 Guy Lincoln 6

We are here to talk about Cowpunk in the 1980s, but we’ll begin with a caveat. This is a totally personal take on the story of cowpunk. It’s my version of the history, of what cowpunk […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Danny George Wilson songs

June 8, 2023 GrahamBollands 3

Danny George Wilson needs absolutely no introduction. Whether you’ve been on the journey with him since the late 90s when Grand Drive were formed, are familiar with the wonderful ‘The Famous Mad Mile’ solo album release […]