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Alan Tyler “Made In Middlesex”

November 30, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

More lockdown musings, anchored in Middlesex perhaps but with a much wider vision. The Rockingbirds and Alan Tyler are well recognised for their pioneering role in what we’ll call UK Americana, but in his solo career, […]

Kiely Connell “Calumet Queen”

November 29, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A stunning and emotionally potent debut album from Midwestern singer-songwriter Kiely Connell. On the cover of Kiely Connell’s debut album “Calumet Queen” is a drawing of her wearing a beauty queen tiara with the spikes forming […]

Billy Bragg, The Albert Hall, Manchester, 20th November 2021

November 29, 2021 Guy Lincoln 1

Billy Bragg tours and plays gigs, a lot. We’ve missed him this last couple of years and evidently he’s missed us too. He tells us about his lockdown, how he’s missed gigging and his ongoing anxieties […]

Dion “Stomping Ground”

November 29, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

Classic stomping from a living legend. Here’s a guy that should need no introduction, an artist who has been prolific as a rock and roll artist, a folk singer-songwriter in the 60s, and indeed since that […]

Bruce Cockburn “Greatest Hits (1970-2020)”

November 26, 2021 Tim Martin 0

An excellent primer to the wonderful world of Cockburn – an essential release. When a “career spanning retrospective” is announced closer inspection often finds it to be that artist’s time with a particular record company so […]

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 […]