Features
Studio Life: Satin Nickel
New York band Satin Nickel are set to release their first full album this April, which will be the follow-up to their self-titled EP in 2018. Their debut album ‘Shadow of Doubt’ is a collection of […]
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Obituaries
The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020
I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]
AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z – Dolly Parton
No, not Gram Parsons. Not even Elvis Presley (though if you don’t consider Elvis to be the epitome of ‘Americana’ then I will fight you right now). Dolly Rebecca Parton (of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) has written, […]
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The ten worst Johnny Cash tracks
Johnny Cash was a force of nature. There are not enough superlatives in the dictionary to do the man any kind of justice. J.R. was a magnificent songwriter. Just as magnificent, perhaps even more so, was […]
Album Reviews
Classic Americana Albums: Woody Guthrie “Dust Bowl Ballads” (Victor Records, 1940)
Celebrating its whopping 80th birthday this year, Dust Bowl Ballads remains a prescient and relevant piece of musical reportage and remarkably unique. Woody Guthrie hailed from Oklahoma, settled in Texas, but made his mark in New […]