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Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball”

November 15, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Released in 1995, ‘Wrecking Ball’, was Emmylou Harris’ eighteenth studio album in a career that stretched all the way back to 1969. The intervening 26 years had seen Harris establish herself at the very forefront of […]

More People Really Should Know About: The Sorentinos

November 14, 2023 Paul Russell 6

You have to give it to Danny Sorentino. He was born to be a musician and a front man. He’s a superb guitarist, he has the stamina of an ox and the talent to write to […]

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “The Tape With No Name”

November 13, 2023 Guy Lincoln 3

For many, in its 70s and 80s heyday, the New Musical Express was a profound force in shaping their musical DNA. Its championing of the snotty nosed punk brats and its ensuing devotion to the new […]

For the Sake of the Song: Paul Brady “Nothing But the Same Old Story”

November 13, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

“We knew we had something special here” Paul Brady’s words from his autobiography ‘Crazy Dreams’ (Merrion Press 2022) describing the closing song on his album ‘Hard Station’ (1981). Paul Brady is now 76 and very much […]

Van Morrison performs Caravan from The Last Waltz

Classic Clips: Van Morrison & The Band “Caravan” from The Last Waltz, 1976

November 10, 2023 Joe Graham 0

I think that this clip fits the brief pretty well: the oft referenced moment when Van Morrison overcame his crippling mid-1970s stage-fright to almost single-handedly rejuvenate The Band’s ‘farewell show’ at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, and […]