Features
VERSIONS: “Woodstock”
Here we are again with VERSIONS – our look at the songs, the performers and the interpretations by performers of the songs. This week Jonathan Aird looks at the Joni Mitchell classic ‘Woodstock’.
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Interviews
Interview: Diana Jones on channelling Appalachian culture and refugees
Diana Jones is a well-respected singer-songwriter with admirers on both sides of the Atlantic. Steve Earle is on record as saying “Diana Jones is one of the best songwriters I have heard in a long, long […]
News
Richard and Linda Thompson announce vast retrospective release
In just one month from today Richard and Linda Thompson will release a career retrospective – ‘Hard Luck Stories (1972 to 1982)‘ – covering a decade of music making. The 8 CD collection is more than […]
Features
The Song Remains: Emitt Rhodes 1950 – 2020
Emitt Rhodes died in his sleep on July 19th, 2020. As a singer songwriter, he only released four authorised solo albums, with the penultimate one being released in 1973, to little overall success in the US […]
Features
VERSIONS – “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
Following a conversation between our writers we’ve come up with this new occasional feature which we hope you will enjoy. The question posed is “What is the best or definitive version of any given tune. Is […]