Billy Bragg

The Long Road Festival launches with Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg and more

April 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re doing well for americana tinged festivals this year and today there’s the announcement of another one which says it’s bringing the “sounds of the country music scene to the UK” but actually has a broader […]

Billy Bragg “Bridges Not Walls” (Cooking Vinyl, 2017)

January 2, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

2017 was a tumultuous year, Brexit and Trump providing an endless spectacle of rancour and discord, right wingers on the march, reason stifled by media barons (aside from those accused of printing “fake news”). Billy Bragg, […]

Billy Bragg, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7th November 2017

November 14, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

A rainy night in Islington is the setting for this second appearance by Billy Bragg at the elegant Assembly Hall. This has been billed as the Bridges Not Walls Tour – and there’s a new EP of […]

Billy Bragg: “music can make connections in these divisive times”

November 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A really nice comment piece in the i newspaper today from Billy Bragg in which he talks about music having the power to heal the wounds of Brexit. He writes: “Although the Leave campaign was victorious […]

Billy Bragg builds bridges not walls – new album out next month

October 12, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Billy Bragg, currently in North America for the first leg of his ‘Bridges Not Walls’ tour, has released his new single Saffiyah Smiles which you can see the video to below. The song is a rousing Hammond-drenched country soul shuffle […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

The Long Road Festival launches with Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg and more

Billy Bragg “Bridges Not Walls” (Cooking Vinyl, 2017)

Billy Bragg, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7th November 2017

Billy Bragg: “music can make connections in these divisive times”

Billy Bragg builds bridges not walls – new album out next month

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”