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For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

May 5, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 1
A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for and […]
Album Reviews

Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”

April 21, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Poignancy heaped upon poignancy on Taylor’s final recordings Words From Holy Gardens was already a very emotionally wrought record, featuring as it does Chip Taylor’s home recordings of his responses to aging and in particular to […]
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The Songs Remain: Chip Taylor (1940 -2026)

April 2, 2026 Martin Johnson 4
New York country-influenced songwriter who inadvertently helped launch Jimi Hendrix’s career. He may have been the brother of Jon Voight, and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, but Chip Taylor was a songwriter’s songwriter, who maintained his […]
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Chip Taylor “The Truth And Other Things”

March 5, 2025 Peter Churchill 0
Songwriting legend delivers a triple album full of reflection and feeling. Chip Taylor has, to put it mildly, been around a long time.  A very long time. In a career that spans over 60 years he […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Chip Taylor on “The Truth and Other Things”

March 4, 2025 Martin Johnson 1
How the legendary King Records took a chance on a young New York-based country songwriter. While he may be the brother of Jon Voight and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, Chip Taylor has managed to carve […]

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Well, we start the week with a real treat for all those fans of americana favourite Elles Bailey: a new, non-album single release. Originally recorded at the same time as the album Can’t Take My Story […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Classic Clips: Cowboy Junkies – “Common Disaster” 1996

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If you had a penny for every break up song in the world, you would have a lot of pennies. Cowboy Junkies normally perceptive lyrics are especially on target here. “A candle burning for everything I’ve […]
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Book Review: Emma John “Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South” (Weidenfeld &Nicolson, 2020)

July 27, 2020 5
If you should decide to read this book be warned; you’re likely to spend a lot of your time, while reading it, smiling. You’ll frequently giggle and you will, occasionally, laugh out loud, all while nodding […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 15

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The postman delivered something smashing this week. As a committed music lover I have over the year experimented with all sorts of formats but have continually found myself drawn back to the vinyl LP. My ears […]

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