Ole Kirkeng

Ole Kirkeng “Cowboy Lie Detector Machine”

April 9, 2026 Andy Short 0

Norway’s Ole Kirkeng returns with an impressive collection, no lies. Recorded at the Rockbonden Studio in the snow-covered forests of Sweden, Norway’s Ole Kirkeng stands trial under the Cowboy Lie Detector Machine. Kirkeng was a touring […]

Vox Continental: January 2026

January 29, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Vox Continental is back with news of new music from Scandinavia and live events in the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. It has been a few weeks since our last Vox Continental outing. With this […]

Vox Continental: October 2025

October 30, 2025 Rick Bayles 0

A handful of new singles from Die With Your Boots On Records, a brace of really original albums from Germany, news of a couple of bands breaking into the Euro Americana charts and a heads up […]

Ole Kirkeng “Stupid Questions”…but there are no stupid questions

June 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Being afraid to ask what seems to be a stupid question is in fact an error of judgement – how can one most quickly clear up a misunderstanding or expand your knowledge? And why would anyone […]

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week. AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th & 25th January 2023

February 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The annual AmericanaFest Showcases organised by the AMA-UK as part of their festival is a highlight of the year. With six venues (Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage, Night Tales, Oslo, Hackney Social and Hackney Church Brew […]

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