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Pick of the Political Pops: Drive By Truckers “Perfect Timing”

August 28, 2020 Paul Villers 0

This week we’ve been made aware of some interesting facts and figures. Apparently net migration to the UK (year ending March 2020) was 313,000 – up on 221,000 on last year. Xenophobes and Brexiteers must be […]

Jerry Joseph “The Beautiful Madness” (Décor Records, 2020)

August 25, 2020 Clint West 0

When Patterson Hood of The Drive-By Truckers describes you as “long one of my favourite songwriters, one of the absolute best of our generation” people are going to sit up and take notice and so it […]

Interview: Jerry Joseph on Dead Confederates and Middle Eastern child refugees

August 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

If you have come across Jerry Joseph’s name recently you may be forgiven for thinking he is a new artist, such is the buzz around his latest album ‘The Beautiful Madness’. However, he has been a […]

Video: Jerry Joseph with Drive-By Truckers “Sugar Smacks”

July 27, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Jerry Joseph is seven minutes of controlled aggression and a charged political assessment of the world around him. It is, as he sings, “…a rubber ball full of rage.” Patterson Hood of […]

10 Americana songs about cars

July 20, 2020 Martin Johnson 12

Cars have always featured in American music right from the very first widespread recordings made in the ‘20s. The reason for this is fairly mundane, America is a big country and over the decades economic forces […]

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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 0

Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0

Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Drive By Truckers “Perfect Timing”

Jerry Joseph “The Beautiful Madness” (Décor Records, 2020)

Interview: Jerry Joseph on Dead Confederates and Middle Eastern child refugees

Video: Jerry Joseph with Drive-By Truckers “Sugar Smacks”

10 Americana songs about cars

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

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