Joe Boyd

Americana on Audio: Three books that you don’t need an Audible subscription for

August 4, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Audiobooks are one of the big growth areas in listening. They now amount to 10% of the UK publishing market. That market is still dominated by the convenience of Amazon’s Audible platform, and there are plenty […]

Joe Boyd book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

Book Review: Joe Boyd “And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music”

July 1, 2024 Andy Short 0

A seasoned American record producer, Joe Boyd has poured his years of experience and passion into this extensive work. On his personal website, Boyd playfully quips, “It’s a bit of a door-stop. Sherpas will be provided […]

Paperback Riders – Joe Boyd “White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s”

May 31, 2023 Tim Martin 2

We’ve read several books that show America looking at itself, so what about an American who spent a lot of time involved with the music scene on the right-hand side of the pond? In the last […]

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