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[ July 31, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power” Tracks
[ July 31, 2026 ] Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September News
[ July 31, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers” Features
[ July 31, 2026 ] There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday Previews
[ July 31, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981 Classic Clips

Essentials: The top 10 Palace tracks before Will Oldham became Bonnie Prince Billy

June 17, 2021 David Cowling 0

I thought it best to start at the genesis of BPB through the various guises and before BPB became the nom de plume de jour. I would find it impossible to tease out the 10 best […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Byrds “Ballad Of Easy Rider”

June 16, 2021 Martin Johnson 8

The Byrds’ place in the pantheon of rock greats is assured given their influence on folk rock, psychedelic rock and with ‘Sweetheart Of The Rodeo’ country rock and subsequently americana. However, this very brief summary ignores […]

A Night to Remember: A triple bill at The Princess Charlotte, Leicester, probably early 1994

June 15, 2021 Peter Tomkins 1

My route into americana was through the alternative music scene of the eighties. My first real experiences listening to something which could be called americana was The Mekons’ cover of Hank Williams’ ‘Alone & Forsaken’ on […]

Artwork for Daimh album The Rough Bounds

AUK’s Chain Gang: Dàimh “The Rough Bounds”

June 14, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

The connection here is as much about the music as it is the places where they were made as it is (sort of) the Scotch whisky. The writer of last week’s AUK Chain Gang song, ‘Dram […]

Discovering… Tom Waits

June 11, 2021 Tim Martin 3

Some artists just have to find the right time to filter their way into your consciousness. For me one of those is Tom Waits. He’s popped up at various times over the years. The Old Grey […]

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

July 31, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from case/lang/veirs who have this week shared their cover of Patti Smith’s track People Have The Power which […]

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

July 31, 2026 0

London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16th via Too Fine Records. The twelve-song collection follows Browning’s signing to the Nashville label earlier this year and arrives after two years […]

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

July 31, 2026 0

The next Americana Story comes from one of our own. Rick Bayles escaped the UK to live in the Dordogne region of France, and from there he reports back through his monthly Vox Continental column, sharing […]