Orphan Colours

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 […]

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

August 7, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

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 […]

Artwork for Loretta Lynn album"Still Woman Enough"

Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough”

April 14, 2021 0

Lynn’s 50th solo release is a fine celebration of women in country/Americana. Regarded by many as reigning Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn has more than 50 years as a recording and touring artist under […]

Artwork for Emily Moment album The Party's Over

Emily Moment “The Party’s Over”

April 14, 2021 0

So-so country, folk and blues-rock debut from this transatlantic troubadour – choose your Moment carefully. London-based, American singer-songwriter Emily Moment says her debut full-length solo album, ‘The Party’s Over’, is about hitting a wall and […]

Ben de la Cour “Shadow Land”

April 13, 2021 1

Dark reflections from a troubled troubadour. Ben de la Cour seems to tick all the boxes for the troubled troubadour blueprint….addictions (alcohol and opiates). Check. Heavy touring schedules. Check. Rehab. Check. Mental health issues/psychiatric institutions. […]

Leon Majcen “World Gone By” – Listen

Tracks

April 15, 2021 0

Sometimes a song just speaks for itself, and this is one of those times. Tampa based Leon Majcen released this new song on April 7th, and the reason is pretty obvious when you give it […]

Video Premiere: Haymakers “A Lot of Good Girls (Will Go Bad)”

Videos

April 15, 2021 0

Featuring beautiful mandolin and harmony vocals, the premiere of Haymakers’ ‘A Lot of Good Girls (Will Go Bad)’ will have you tapping your feet. This is the first single from the upcoming album, ‘Live at […]

Classic Americana Albums: Lambchop “Is A Woman”

Classic Americana Albums

April 14, 2021 1

Lambchop is listed as a Nashville band, or at least that’s where the band’s mastermind Kurt Wagner started out as a guy laying down parquet or laminate floors around town, trying to earn a daily […]

Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough”

Album Reviews

April 14, 2021 0

Video: The Wandering Hearts “Gold”

Videos

April 14, 2021 0

With a typically excellent vocal performance and soaring chorus, The Wandering Hearts bring you their latest single, ‘Gold’. The song explores the idea that when you’re wounded and broken after challenging times, the scars will […]

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

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

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