Columns
Vox Continental: January 2026
Vox Continental is back with news of new music from Scandinavia and live events in the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. It has been a few weeks since our last Vox Continental outing. With this […]
Static Roots Festival
Previews
Preview: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany 10th -12th July 2025
Germany’s premier americana gathering is entering its 9th year with an expanded venue and extended programming. With its signature “living room atmosphere”, Static Roots made the decision to expand into a larger room within Oberhausen’s Zentrum […]
Columns
Vox Continental – a new feature from Rick Bayles launches today!
Following on from our recent ‘Continental Shift’ series of features on americana music in continental Europe, we’re launching a new monthly column, Vox Continental. This column is designed to be a round-up of americana activity in […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 12th-13th July 2024
The market for Americana in Germany is not large. Josh Rouse was telling me the other day that it isn’t worth his while to tour there because audiences, in contrast to other parts of Europe, are […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 7th-8th July 2023
Euro-Americana lives – in Germany! Fans came from many countries in Europe to enjoy this mini festival, with a great line-up of performers. You will want to know a little bit a about the artists that […]