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Sam Burton “Dearly Departed”

August 16, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Gentle reimagining of classic 70s Canyon sound, shaped by producer ‘du jour’. It’s a story we’ve heard many times before and it ought to be getting just a little wearisome by now. Artist faces existential challenges […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 12

April 1, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 2

Unlocked outside – let the good times roll! And so despite a record that any right-minded God would frown upon we embark on the precarious journey back to a vaguely recognisable society with our leaders receiving […]

Album Reviews

Sam Burton “I Can Go With You” (Tompkins Square, 2020)

November 16, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

A moody, woozy debut album, given life in the salt flats of Utah. ‘Downer Folk’ is what the PR blurb calls it; quite succinctly put too. Drenched in echo, Burton’s voice is as sad as Orbison […]

Videos

Video: Sam Burton “I Am No Moon”

October 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the third single from Sam Burton’s forthcoming album, ‘I Can Go With You’, which is due out on 30th October.  This is a typically introspective, atmospheric song, featuring Burton’s moodily evocative vocal.  The Palestinian […]

Videos

Video: Sam Burton “Nothing Touches Me”

May 12, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Nothing Touches Me’ is the warm, summery new single from Sam Burton.  Featuring Kacey Johansing on backing vocals, this dreamy, melodic song is from Burton’s forthcoming LP, produced by Jarvis Taveniere, which will be his first […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

January 21, 2026 0

When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]

Interviews

Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

January 13, 2026 0

“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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