Ralph Stanley

Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]

Interview: Ivy S. Sheppard on Yazoo Records’ release of John and Frances Reedy’s country gospel

August 17, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Ralph Stanley learnt his version of ‘Oh Death’ from John and Frances Reedy. For anybody interested in old-time music, early blues, country, and jazz Yazoo records has a very special place in their hearts. The label […]

VERSIONS: “Mattie Groves (Child ballad number 81)” and the folk process

July 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The folk process they call it – the movement of a song from one place to another, with variations occurring in the tune and the words. At the extreme, a song can cross an ocean, spend […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

Interview: Ivy S. Sheppard on Yazoo Records’ release of John and Frances Reedy’s country gospel

VERSIONS: “Mattie Groves (Child ballad number 81)” and the folk process

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album