Freedy Johnston

Can’t Live With It – Can’t Live Without It: Freedy Johnston

December 5, 2024 Paul Russell 0

If you grow up as a music fan and have aspirations to become a musician – life is treating you a little unfairly if the only place you can buy records back in the seventies was […]

Video: Freedy Johnston “Darlin'”

November 28, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Trigger warning: This music video deals with the death of a child. Aimee Mann picks up her pencil to illustrate Freedy Johnston’s new video for ‘Darlin’’. To make the song even sweeter, she adds backing vocals […]

Interview: Freedy Johnston on his basic urge to write songs

September 7, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Don’t tweet and get your music from the radio. It can be hard sometimes to explain exactly what a singer-songwriter does and what the dynamics are around the creative process. Freedy Johnston has been called a […]

Freedy Johnston 'Back On The Road Again'

Freedy Johnston “Back On The Road To You”

August 30, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Sunny summer sweetness, with just a touch of melancholy. Freedy Johnston has a 30 year music career behind him, during which time he has garnered praise and love from critics and musical peers. He nonetheless remains […]

Track Premiere: Freedy Johnston “Tryin’ To Move On”

July 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This rocking number is taken from Freedy Johnston’s new album ‘Back on the Road to You’ which is out on September 9th via 40 Below Records. ‘Tryin’ to Move On‘ relates a series of failures to escape […]

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

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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”

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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 […]

Can’t Live With It – Can’t Live Without It: Freedy Johnston

Video: Freedy Johnston “Darlin'”

Interview: Freedy Johnston on his basic urge to write songs

Freedy Johnston “Back On The Road To You”

Track Premiere: Freedy Johnston “Tryin’ To Move On”

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

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

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