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Elizabeth Thomson – Two Bobs and Me

April 12, 2021 Rick Bayles 1

Following Jonathan Aird’s review of ‘Bob Dylan: No Direction Home’, published to mark Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday on May 24th, we have a special guest article from the book’s revising editor, Elizabeth Thomson, also the author […]

Book Review: Robert Shelton “Bob Dylan: No Direction Home”

April 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

A new re-issue of the classic Dylan biography as he nears his 80th birthday. Never judge a book by its cover – but in this case that is going to be the first thing that becomes […]

Book Review – Richard Thompson “Beeswing”

April 7, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

A quietly reflective memoir from the Dawn of Folk-Rock. I think it would be fair to say that this is the book many Richard Thompson fans have been waiting for. Patrick Humphries’ authorised biography, ‘Strange Affair’, […]

Paperback Riders: James Agee “Now Let Us Praise Famous Men”

March 30, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2

A Convoluted Wordy Tale of Hard Times – But is it a Classic? Paper Back Riders is a new occasional series intended to highlight books that are considered a fundamental backdrop to Americana Music. There won’t […]

Book Review – Ben Fong-Torres “Hickory Wind” (2nd re-issue 2020)

March 22, 2021 Rick Bayles 2

‘Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons’ was originally published in 1991 and was, at the time, hailed as the definitive biography of the man most consider to be the godfather of country rock. […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]