It’s not often you remember where you were when you heard a song for the first time. In June 2011, I was at the Stables in Wavendon, Milton Keynes, seeing Wine, Women & Song (Gretchen Peters, […]
At its best, music has the power to convey the deepest feelings, to transmit them from the artist into your own soul, to move you in unexpected ways. ‘A Wave Across a Bay’ by Frank Turner […]
Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny, has had to spend her professional life living up to her history. For the 2014 LP ‘The River & The Thread‘, she used that history and heritage to her advantage. The […]
There are some songs that stay firmly ensconced between the ears. An immediacy that never leaves and plays itself over and over on a timeless loop. A song that never loses its ability to resonate both […]
‘Long Black Veil’ is a country ballad that was written and first recorded in 1959 and still stands the hairs on the back of the neck when it is performed and heard, over 60 years later. […]
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