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Discovering Springsteen
Always be careful what you commit to in writing. In my review of 2020 I said: “If ‘Western Stars’ and ‘Letter to You’ haven’t convinced me of the merits of Springsteen then I guess nothing will”. […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Will Cookson “As the Devil Pleases”
Last week Kimberly Bright picked a track by Justin Townes Earle’s collaborator and friend Scotty Melton whose songs such as ‘Me and the Devil’ she described as “rigorously honest… unflinching depictions of life and psychological landscapes.” […]
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Readers’ Picks: Bonnie Bishop “Be With You”
Daniel Shutt from Leeds introduces us to a name that will be unfamiliar to many. Our second Readers’ Pick brings to our attention a Texan singer relatively unknown in the UK, despite a back-catalogue of nine […]
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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Forbert songs
Despite intense pressure from my Americana UK writing colleagues (which I have to say at times bordered on psychological torture and which has caused me to consider legal remedies), I am not going to cover the […]
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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Fender Telecaster
Rick Bayles, Editor of the Unsung Heroes series writes: “The Fender brand is 75 years old this year (founded in Fullerton, California in 1946). For this week’s look at Unsung Heroes of Americana, Tim Martin takes a […]