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Fred Wickham Caravan “Town Without Soul”

January 21, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

Plenty to admire from an experienced musician with views on affairs of the heart and a range of influences. Fred Wickham and his caravaners hail from Kansas City and Wickham has apparently been a fixture in […]

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Great American Radio Vol. 9”

January 21, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Enjoyable Nitty Gritty Dirt Band live performances from 1974. This collection is the ninth in a series of Retroworld’s archival releases of concerts and studio performances broadcast on American radio in the ’70’s. The two CD’s […]

Paperback Riders: John Steinbeck “Travels with Charley”

January 20, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 6

Fact, fiction – or an entertaining mix of the two? In my personal reading and that related to the Paperback Rider articles one book has cropped up a number of times as something of a touchstone […]

Kieran Ridge & The Moonrakers “Kieran Ridge & The Moonrakers”

January 20, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Kieran Ridge & The Moonrakers come up with an album that fits the term americana really well. Since the term americana came into use there were always questions posed about what that genre as such encompasses […]

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The Teskey Brothers with Orchestra Victoria “Live at The Hamer Hall”

January 20, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

If you like your sounds analogue and warm then this is the album for you. Steeped in the sounds of Motown and country soul with a vocalist in Josh Teskey that completely understands the form and […]

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 […]