Emmylou Harris

Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball”

November 15, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

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 […]

Album cover artwork for 'Grievous Angel' by Gram Parsons

For the Sake of The Song: Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris “In My Hour Of Darkness”

November 6, 2023 Paul Kerr 3

One of the more intriguing aspects of Gram Parsons’ second album, ‘Grievous Angel’, released four months after his death, is its closing track, ‘In My Hour Of Darkness’. It’s a glorious song which owes as much […]

Previously unheard 1973 live album from Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels set to be released on Record Store Day

October 25, 2023 Paul Kerr 3

Fifty years after Gram Parsons’ passing, Amoeba Music and Polly Parsons (Gram’s daughter) have announced the release of a special two-LP live recording from Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels titled ‘The Last Roundup: Live from […]

For the Sake of the Song: Emmylou Harris “Boulder to Birmingham”

October 16, 2023 Rick Bayles 4

At the start of her post Gram Parsons solo career, Emmylou Harris was known more as an interpreter of songs than as a songwriter, though she had penned a number of the songs on her earlier […]

Buddy & Julie Miller “In The Throes”

September 28, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

The celebrated Americana twosome remain in grand form on this much-anticipated album. It’s a hearty welcome back to Buddy & Julie Miller, by now eligible to be considered as the grand old couple of Americana, but, […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 0

A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]

Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball”

For the Sake of The Song: Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris “In My Hour Of Darkness”

Previously unheard 1973 live album from Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels set to be released on Record Store Day

For the Sake of the Song: Emmylou Harris “Boulder to Birmingham”

Buddy & Julie Miller “In The Throes”

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

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