Album Reviews
The Sky Chiefs “The Sky Chiefs”
An excellent blend of The Long Ryders and The Jayhawks, with added country and twang to give it freshness. In the early 1990s, Stephen McCarthy and Kevin Pittman holed up together for a year in a […]
The Long Ryders
Features
Reasons to be cheerful for 2026 – Live music, independent artists, and Americana UK…
Music Venue Properties was started by The Music Venue Trust and “focuses on removing venues from vulnerable leases by purchasing the freehold of the buildings and placing them into community ownership.” They recently acquired The Croft […]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Tim Martin
My colleague Paul Kerr asked the key question in his entry for the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time. What exactly is a great song? I took what might be seen as the coward’s way […]
Features
I picked up the loaded dice – Jon Aird’s 2024 year in review
Has this year actually finished up already? Ignoring everything that happened for good and for ill out in the greater world, it has been a crazy musical ride – so many fantastic albums, so many amazing […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: The Long Ryders+ Morton Valence, The Fleece, Bristol – 15th October 2024
The first thing Sid Griffin told the audience as the Long Ryders took to the stage was: “We love The Fleece; we’ve played here four maybe five times and it’s always a great night.” With the […]