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Dream Team Triple Header – Ralph McTell, Altered Images, Bruce Springsteen

September 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Dreaming, as someone once noted, is free – which is just as well since picking up tickets for this three would be sizable hit to the wallet. But oh holy royal glory, what riches you are […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ben Glover “Shorebound”

September 7, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 1

Collaboration guided this selection. Over the years Ben Glover is someone who has written and performed extensively with a wide range of fellow americana artists in studios, and outside, in the US, Europe and his Northern […]

The Song Remains: Wes Freed (1964 – 2022)

September 7, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Southern Gothic inspired artist who gave The Drive-By Truckers a perfect iconography. The Drive-By Truckers are one of the iconic americana bands and a key part of The Truckers’ iconography is the artwork of Richmond, Virginia, […]

Small Venue Heroes: Rory McLeod

September 6, 2022 Jonathan Smith 2

It must be twenty years since I was introduced to the music of Rory McLeod, and twenty years later, I’m still trying to find the right way to categorise the music he makes. Folk is probably […]

But is it Americana? – Stereophonics

September 5, 2022 Helen Jones 1

Helen Jones is the writer in the frame this time round, as she makes an impassioned plea for Stereophonics’ debut album to earn the coveted Americana tag. Can the band from the Welsh valleys convince you […]