Features
I Write The Songs – the second verse
Time for change. Back at the end of June, I wrote the most recent article in this series, featuring the late, great, Cynthia Weil, and said that I would be taking a break over the summer […]
Features
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Judy Blank
I first had the pleasure of catching Judy Blank at the Americana Music Association festival in Hackney in January 2020. Hailing from Utrecht, a Dutch female artist was a first in the americana genre, so far […]
Americana Vinyl Treasures
Americana Vinyl Treasures: Ben Vaughn “Ben Vaughn Blows Your Mind”
Ben Vaughn is a man of many talents. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, award-winning composer for television and film, and a radio show host. As a record producer he has worked with a long list of […]
Features
Jingle Bells Friday – probably time to get that tree up…
It is a vexed question – when to put the tree up? Some do it in November, some wait for Christmas Eve and some don’t have a tree at all. And really it’s all about what […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: The Vulgar Boatmen “Heartbeat” Jools Holland’s Later, June 1995
One of my most vivid musical memories from the nineties was coming across a new CD by the wonderfully named The Vulgar Boatmen called ‘Opposite Sex‘. It was 1995 and this album was on the Warner […]