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Interview: Kim Richey on “Every New Beginning”

May 14, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why writing songs and making demos is a fun thing to do even after 30 years. Anybody who takes an interest in country, americana and folk will have at least come across Kim Richey’s name in […]

Interview: Phillip Lammonds on “Cowboy Things”

May 7, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Finding a voice to sing his own songs with a little help from his friends and supporters. Unless you read track and album credits carefully you may not have heard of Phillip Lammonds, but those in […]

Video Interview: Alex Jordan on “Queen Kerosene” and playing with legends

May 1, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Keeping the music eclecticism of the ’70s alive in the 21st Century. You may not have heard of singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Alex Jordan who has just released his second solo album ‘Queen Kerosene’, though […]

Interview: Annie Dressner on “I Thought It Would Be Easier”

April 24, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

A singer-songwriter who sees the sometimes positive aspect of sadness. Annie Dressner, who has been a bit of an Americana favourite over the years, has just released her fourth album, ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier’ […]

Interview: Donovan Woods on why “Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now”

April 23, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why some fans were disappointed his father was still alive. Donovan Woods is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by artists ranging from Tim McGraw to Barenaked Ladies, and who has also […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026