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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. […]

Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0

Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

September 3, 2026 0

Outstanding one-off album is re-released together with an album of live tracks from the tour that accompanied the album, plus a new song (on vinyl and CD). case/lang/veirs was released in 2016. In keeping with the […]

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

September 3, 2026 0

Allow yourself to be captivated by a master musician’s vivid imagination. There’s always a hope that listening to a new album will take the listener to a place they hadn’t been to before. Through inspired music […]