Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Daniel Lanois “The Maker”
Back in the mists of time (1989) and after waiting longer than most, I finally got around to buying a CD player and, having done so, went out and acquired a couple of albums I fancied […]
Daniel Lanois
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Emmylou Harris “Where Will I Be” – BBC Later… with Jools Holland, 1995
A number of the top music artists who have managed to have long, successful careers have had the ability to reinvent themselves periodically. Think David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Cher, Madonna, Neil Young, Kylie Minogue, Johnny Cash, […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball”
Released in 1995, ‘Wrecking Ball’, was Emmylou Harris’ eighteenth studio album in a career that stretched all the way back to 1969. The intervening 26 years had seen Harris establish herself at the very forefront of […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: Bob Dylan “Chronicles Volume One”
Books Editor, Rick Bayles, writes – When Gordon submitted this latest article for his ‘Paperback Riders’ series neither of us knew it would, sadly, be his last. It has been a genuine pleasure to work with […]
AmericanA to Z
Americana A – Z: Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley’s itinerant childhood in the southern states seemed to be reflected in his restless musical output, a determined musical quest that often meant the last album was not necessarily a guide to the next and […]