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Simone Felice “All The Bright Coins”

February 22, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Introspective autobiographical folk on Simone Felice’s first solo album in four years. Upstate New York artist Simone Felice, a founding member of The Felice Brothers and The Duke & The King, wanders through dark autobiographical territory […]

Dexy “Sleeping Through Summer”

February 21, 2022 Ewan Lury 1

Dexy’s album works to expand the ever-changing Americana genre but achieves mixed results. Dexy’s latest album, ‘Sleeping Through Summer’, takes you back to the days of bar-room punk music inspired by early 70s Rolling Stones and […]

Kyle Morgan “Younger At Most Everything”

February 21, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On “Younger At Most Everything”, Kyle Morgan is able to successfully cover the broad landscape of Americana music. Covering the full terrain of such a wide musical spectrum that is Americana is quite a daunting task […]

Judy Collins “Spellbound”

February 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Wondrous release from Folk Icon. Judy Collins is nothing short of a legend, with a recording career that spans seven decades from her first album release in 1961. A masterful picker of traditional songs and with […]

Book Review – Marc Eliot “The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard”

February 18, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Writing a book, on such an iconic figure in the music industry as Merle Haggard, is not something anyone would undertake lightly. This is a man who, alongside Buck Owens, came to define the Bakersfield sound […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]