Features
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 […]
The Long Ryders
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 […]
Album Reviews
Sid Griffin “The Journey From Grape To Raisin”
Winner of an AMAUK International Trailblazer award for his many ventures, Sid Griffin goes solo on an album that reflects on life, death, and all points between. While Sid Griffin can never be separated from the […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Long Ryders’ Songs
Taking their name from a Walter Hill-directed Western, The Long Ryders emerged as part of the Paisley Underground in the 1980s, after Sid Grifin left the garage-influenced The Unclaimed. Griffin’s initial musicians wanted-advert for the band […]