Joni Mitchell needs no introduction to Americana fans – or indeed fans of the greatest songwriters of the last 60 years. She has over 250 recorded songs, 19 studio albums, and some 50 albums in total […]
Patrick Street were an acclaimed Irish folk band formed in 1986, often hailed as a “supergroup” thanks to a line-up of distinguished and highly respected traditional musicians. The core members comprised Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, […]
Sam Bush has long been regarded as one of the leading exponents of the mandolin and fiddle, and with New Grass Revival, he helped develop the progressive bluegrass genre. For the last thirty years, he has […]
Woody Guthrie famously wrote on his guitar, “This machine kills fascists”. The world could certainly do with a return from the great man. The lyrics to Steve Earle’s ‘Christmas In Washington’ ask Guthrie to “Tear your […]
I just love this song by Lilly Hiatt, with its great tunes, rousing sing-along chorus, and powerful, moving words. The trick of using a historical event, Bowie’s death, to wrap the song around works well to […]
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