Paul Brady

Paul Brady “The Archive”

May 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

The definitive, hugely entertaining background exploration of why Paul Brady’s music matters so much. For any diehard Paul Brady fans, this album can only mean that – as the saying puts it – Christmas has come […]

Paul Brady to release box set “The Archive”

January 30, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Release to launch with Ireland and London dates. After many years of trying to figure out what to do with his vast archive, Paul Brady finally dusted off the crates and personally assembled a selection from […]

For the Sake of the Song: Paul Brady “Nothing But the Same Old Story”

November 13, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

“We knew we had something special here” Paul Brady’s words from his autobiography ‘Crazy Dreams’ (Merrion Press 2022) describing the closing song on his album ‘Hard Station’ (1981). Paul Brady is now 76 and very much […]

Paul Brady “Maybe So”

May 5, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

A much-admired artist of great longevity, but a disc unlikely to add to the legend. Imagine the scene. There you are with a new disc and you press play. There’s a clean white sheet of paper […]

Paul Brady announces album date with brand new single

March 29, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Irish legend Paul Brady has announced his latest album, ‘Maybe So‘, which will be released on April 22nd on Proper Records. This, his approximately twentieth solo studio album, was recorded during the lockdown in his home […]

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0

A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]

Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 1

In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]