Linda Ronstadt

Essentials: The Top 10 Emmylou Harris Albums

January 26, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 3

Since dropping out of her drama scholarship at the University of North Carolina and drawn by the songs of Seeger, Dylan and Baez to play the coffee shops of Greenwich Village during the 1960s folk boom, […]

Americana Bedrock – Linda Ronstadt

October 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

In introducing this new series, Features Editor Clint West said that “this series will explore some of the artists that have laid down the foundations of what we now refer to as ‘americana’”. I think one […]

Classic Americana Albums: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris “Trio”

August 10, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

‘Trio’ was a dream album when it came out, back in 1987. Three of the biggest names, and voices, in country, country/rock, and americana all gathered together on one record and singing in perfect harmony. The […]

I Write The Songs – Paul Craft

July 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 2

Paul Craft is one of those writers whose name is not widely recognised. In fact, he was not a particularly prolific songwriter, but he wrote a number of songs that have been extensively covered and his […]

Discovering… Linda Ronstadt

January 12, 2022 Tim Martin 2

All artists evolve over time, and some drift a long way from what the listeners’ perception of what their “roots” might be. Linda Ronstadt is one of the artists that makes the question, ”what is americana?” […]

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Joshua Ray Walker “Ain’t Dead Yet”

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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 […]

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Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

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During the opening lines of the foreword to Tom Piazza’s latest book, Living In The Present With John Prine, the widow of one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Fiona Prine, describes how her late […]

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Clock, 21st September 1986

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The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC Two between 1984 and 1986, […]