Billy Bragg

2024 AMAUK Awards winners announced

January 26, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

The winners of the UK Americana Awards 2024 were revealed last night in a glittering ceremony at Hackney Church, London. Acclaimed singer-songwriters and musicians Allison Russell and Michele Stodart scooped two awards each: Russell for International […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Darren Lumbroso

November 30, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 1

The power of live music never fails to appeal, as well as move me. This list has been heavily influenced by artists I’ve seen perform live. It may have only been once, it may have been […]

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “California Stars” (Live October / November 1998)

October 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 3

Well that’s it for another week and we leave you dear reader with a track from a new collection out today, Billy Bragg’s ‘The Roaring Forty’ which nobody sent us for review sadly (damn you Cooking […]

Something for the long weekend: Billy Bragg “Take Down the Union Jack”

May 5, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

“Take down the Union Jack It clashes with the sunset And put it in the attic with the emperor’s old clothes When did it fall apart? Sometime in the eighties When the great and the good […]

Billy Bragg announces the Roaring Forty UK and Ireland 2023 tour

March 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

As part of his celebrations to mark 40 years in music, Billy Bragg has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland in the autumn. The full list of dates is below. Punk rocker, soldier, Essex […]

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0

More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0

Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]

Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0

Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

2024 AMAUK Awards winners announced

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Darren Lumbroso

Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “California Stars” (Live October / November 1998)

Something for the long weekend: Billy Bragg “Take Down the Union Jack”

Billy Bragg announces the Roaring Forty UK and Ireland 2023 tour

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”