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Live Reviews

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]
Album Reviews

Various Artists “Sittin’ with Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley”

August 4, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0
A timely and heartfelt tribute to the late, lamented Blaze Foley reminds us of the ongoing quality and influence of a great songwriter. What is the ‘various artists’ tribute album for? Most obviously, it provides an […]
Joshua Jones and Keifer Sutherland
News

Texas Music Revolution documentary featuring Kiefer Sutherland launched on streaming services

June 9, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Texas Music Revolution, the feature documentary marking Emmy-nominated cinematographer Troy Paff’s (Dirty Jobs, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern) directorial debut, began its global streaming rollout on 5th June 2026 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of […]
Cover art for Joshua Ray Waller "Ain't Dead Yet" album review
Album Reviews

Joshua Ray Walker “Ain’t Dead Yet”

May 8, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0
Dallas Songwriter details life-altering experience with signature country twang. A visit from Death will wake any man from his slumber. In Joshua Ray Walker’s case, The Reaper didn’t just knock on his door – he tried […]
Joshua Ray Wlaker
News

Joshua Ray Walker makes a welcome return with new album and tour dates

April 2, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1
Dallas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker is making a much-welcome return with a new album, Ain’t Dead Yet, to be released on 29th May 2026 via East Dallas Records/Thirty Tigers. He has also announced a short UK […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

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Bird “Held Here Together”

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Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

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Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

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Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

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Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0
March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]
Album Reviews

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0
Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0
It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

  • Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs
  • Bird “Held Here Together”
  • Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026
  • Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”
  • Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album
  • Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?
  • Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits
  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
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  • Graeme Tait: Lol. Sorry, Alan, I knew as soon as I'd chosen to cover Tom Waits for this feature you'd be a…
  • Alan Peatfield: OK, Graeme - just one observation ... the obvious one. "As a songwriter he is right up there; on the…
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. Glad you approve. It was an excellent gig.

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Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Tracks

Jerry Lehane “Runaway With You” – Listen

August 25, 2020 0
Nearly thirty years after they were recorded Jerry Lehana, of Boston’s The Dogmatics, is releasing an EP of five songs recorded just after the band came to a sudden halt with the death of bassist Paul […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Richard Thompson & Nanci Griffith “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” – Sessions at West 54th 1997

June 16, 2023 0
Richard Thompson’s music has been high on my playlist recently, after re-reading Joe Boyd’s memoir of the 60s for our Paperback Riders strand. Originally recorded for his album ‘Rumor and Sigh’. In the early 90s, ‘1952 […]
Book Reviews

Paperback Riders: Margaret Atwood “The Handmaid’s Tale”

February 10, 2025 0
Where America might go next part 1. There are plenty of “what if” novels about which path the USA might take, and following our editor’s reflection on the 2024 US election Paperback Riders will examine some […]

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