Rose’s Pawn Shop

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

June 30, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

A band renowned for the power of their performances, Rose’s Pawn Shop, described by some as the hottest roots music show to come out of Los Angeles, has just announced a UK summer tour which starts […]

Maverick Festival announces its 2026 lineup and it’s a doozy!

February 25, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Marking the festival’s nineteenth year as the UK’s first & finest* Americana festival (*other opinions are available) The Maverick Festival is back – this year it will take place from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July […]

Artwork for Rose's Pawn Shop album "American Seams"

Rose’s Pawn Shop “American Seams”

February 20, 2026 Jonathan Hincks 2

A Southern Californian patchwork quilt of musical genres providing a comforter for turbulent times. Up in the North Star State recently, America’s seams appeared to be unravelling, with Minnesotans having to weather the chill of ICE. […]

Bluegrass Briefs – April 2023

April 19, 2023 Tim Martin 0

This month’s set of Bluegrass related albums shows just how far a genre that was once seen as resolutely traditional and backward looking has come. With contemporary Country, Gypsy Jazz and English folk blending with the […]

The Twelve Days of the SXSW Lineup: Seven Slides a-Sliding

December 21, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The first and second waves of the 37th annual Texan showcase of new music SXSW lineup have been released, and once again, it looks to be the sound of tomorrow. The festival runs a full six […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers