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Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

October 14, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A good primer for a Liverpool songwriter who combines message and music to great effect. As the title suggests this is 10 songs drawn from the four earlier albums, looking back over 10 years from Liverpool […]

Book Review: Ian Clayton “In Search of Plainsong”

October 13, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

Back in 2018, I reviewed Iain Matthews’ excellent autobiography, “Thro’ My Eyes” and, in many ways, “In Search of Plainsong” can be seen as a companion to that book. When Iain Matthews wrote his memoir he […]

Artwork for Jonas Fjeld album "To The Bone"

Jonas Fjeld “To The Bone”

October 13, 2022 David Jarman 0

Leading Norwegian folk musician Fjeld follows his 2019 collaboration with Judy Collins and Chatham County Line with a gentle 14-track folk/Americana blend, with all but one track sung in English. Jonas Fjeld is well known as […]

art work for Midway Fair album "The Habit Of Fear"

Midway Fair “The Habit Of Fear”

October 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Enjoyable album marks return after eleven year hiatus for band from Baltimore. With, ‘The Habit Of Fear’, Baltimore’s Midway Fair finally deliver their fourth album more than a full decade after their last official release, ‘The […]

Artwork for Alela Diane album "Looking Glass"

Alela Diane “Looking Glass”

October 12, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

A melancholic, melodic and thoughtful record which looks to the past and the future. Alela Diane’s first album for almost five years was recorded in Portland during the spring and summer of 2021. It’s a record […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

July 2, 2026 0

Amy Speace is a long-standing favourite of Americana UK, her most recent album, The Blue Rock Session, appearing late in 2025, a stripped-back collection on acoustic guitar and piano, recorded at a writing retreat in Wimberley, […]