David Grisman

Interview: Chris Leslie on how a schoolboy fan eventually joined Fairport Convention

October 24, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Achieving longevity through continually moving forward and not getting stuck in the past. It is that time of the year and Fairport Convention have started their 2023 Autumn Tour in what is their 56th year. This […]

Earth Opera cover of The Great American Eagle Tragedy

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Earth Opera “Great American Eagle Tragedy” – Elektra, 1969

September 4, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

As a teenager hungry for new music, I would scour the cut-out bins and second-hand shops of my home town. A psychedelic cover or interesting personnel would be enough to prise the 20p-50p from my pocket […]

Classic Clips: Muleskinner “Dark Hollow” 1973

December 23, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

The band Muleskinner first played on a television celebration of the music of Bill Monroe on 13th February 1973. Ex-Bluegrass Boy Richard Greene was asked to put together a band to appear on the show with […]

Classic Americana Albums: The David Grisman Quintet “Hot Dawg”

November 2, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Mandolin virtuoso David Grisman is one of the architects of what was called new acoustic music over forty years ago with his Dawg Music which was a successful blend of bluegrass, jazz, Django Reinhardt and Stephane […]

Interview: Greensky Bluegrass’s Paul Hoffman on “Stress Dreams” and playing arenas

January 18, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

They may have a rock’n’roll attituded and a light show but they still don’t have a drummer. Can you still be viewed as a red-headed stepchild when you are over twenty years of age? I’m not […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers