Amanda Shires

Amanda Shires: “I’m just going to play music every day”

April 27, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country has a nice feature up at the moment on Amanda Shires’ fundraising ‘I So Lounging’ shows which have been broadcast live each evening over the last month and which feature her other half Jason […]

Jason Isbell performs “Something More Than Free” from home – Watch

April 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Earlier in the week we gave you Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s remote rendition of their classic ’24 Frames’ and now just in time for the weekend they’ve released a version of ‘Something More Than […]

Josh Ritter plays NPR Tiny Desk Concert with Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell: Watch

October 7, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Apologies for completely missing this last week – Josh Ritter played one of NPR’s magical little Tiny Desk concerts last week, as they described it “with the enthusiasm of a young child and the wisdom of […]

AMA announces its line-up for 2019 awards ceremony

August 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards is happening next month over in Nashville and they have announced the performing lineup for their big ceremony which takes place on the 11th. The list includes (deep breath…)

The Highwomen perform with Dolly and Isbell – Watch

July 30, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The Highwomen, if you haven’t heard, are a like a new up to date female version of the Highway Men (geddit?), the country supergroup from the 80s which included Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 0

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

July 13, 2026 0

Mary Gauthier has announced the release of her latest album, Reckoning, via Soundly/Thirty Tigers on 25th September 2026. The new record is described as exuding an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each […]

Amanda Shires: “I’m just going to play music every day”

Jason Isbell performs “Something More Than Free” from home – Watch

Josh Ritter plays NPR Tiny Desk Concert with Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell: Watch

AMA announces its line-up for 2019 awards ceremony

The Highwomen perform with Dolly and Isbell – Watch

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?