Orphan Colours

Live Review: Ramblin’ Roots Revue, University of Bucks, 4th–6th April 2025

April 15, 2025 Oliver Gray 5

Established 2017 says the logo, and the Ramblin’ Roots Revue, despite rather oddly sharing a name with an entirely unconnected festival in the Netherlands, offers a convivial opportunity for a mass gathering of the UK Americana […]

Orphan Colours “King of Alchemy”

June 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 6

Orphan Colours are back with their own UK take on americana, folk and rock. While some suggested that Orphan Colours were a supergroup of the UK Americana scene when they formed out of the ashes of […]

Video Premiere: Orphan Colours “Blame it on the Weather”

May 3, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the new single from UK Americana group Orphan Colours. ‘Blame it on the Weather’ is a vibrant song that bursts with energy in the chorus. A catchy vocal performance is buoyed by bright instrumentals […]

Static Roots Festival, Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen, Germany, 12-13th July 2019

July 25, 2019 Paul Kerr 3

It’s festival season for sure as hordes of music fans pack both wellies and sun cream as they head off for a weekend of unbridled fun. Be it the massive set up at Glastonbury or the […]

Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, 27-30 July 2017

August 7, 2017 Jeremy Searle 1

Every festival, everywhere, delivers a special moment or two, things that it will be remembered for in years to come. This year’s Cambridge Folk Festival was no different, with two hugely significant moments. The first was […]

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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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