Features
I Write the Songs – Beth Nielsen Chapman
“All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer’s job to find it and get it on paper.” A great quote on songwriting from a writer who has done more than her fair share of […]
Features
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Wayne Hancock “Double A Daddy”
Thanks to Paul Kerr for offering Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder’s version of ‘2:10 Train’ as last week’s Chain Gang track, he couldn’t have left me with an easier open goal for this week. Train songs […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Jenna Elfman audition for Dylan’s band, Dharma And Greg, 1999
You may have forgotten the late Nineties American sitcom ‘Dharma and Greg‘ which was built around a premise that has been revisited endlessly in the new 21st century world of Reality TV (The first rule of […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Byrds songs
Even the most casual followers of americana are aware of the importance The Byrds had on the genre, even though formally they released ‘only’ 12 official albums. And among those, even the weaker ones, like ‘Dr. […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Golden Smog “Weird Tales”
Landing in 1998 Golden Smog’s second album distilled all the promise of the debut “Down by the Old Mainstream” into a cogent musical collaboration taken way beyond the initial excitement of collaborating with friends and co- […]