Taff Rapids

Bluegrass Briefs: Taff Rapids, The Seldom Scene, Merle Travis, The SteelDrivers, Chicken Wire Empire, EZRA

April 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass is a truly multinational genre these days, as Taff Rapids demonstrate. Bands like The Seldom Scene and Chicken Wire Empire are pushing the boundaries while still respecting the traditions of Bluegrass past. That past is […]

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

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Taff Rapids, The Seldom Scene, Merle Travis, The SteelDrivers, Chicken Wire Empire, EZRA

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

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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