Ralph Brookfield

Interview: Ralph Brookfield on the trail of americana music

September 24, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Where americana came from, where it is and where it is possibly going. One of the big questions that is frequently asked around AUK Towers is what is Americana? While the question generates plenty of debate, […]

Book Review: Ralph Brookfield “On the Trail of Americana Music”

September 15, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 1

A laudable stab at the difficult task of grasping the many-headed beast that is Americana Music. Author Ralph Brookfield trained as a molecular physicist worked as a copy editor, software engineer, freelance writer, ran a software […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0

Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0

Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

Interview: Ralph Brookfield on the trail of americana music

Book Review: Ralph Brookfield “On the Trail of Americana Music”

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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