The Pretenders

Classic Clips: The Pretenders “Hymn to Her” – Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 8th December 2010

January 23, 2026 John Lee 0

This is one of The Pretenders’ most layered songs, and also one of their most radical, here performed in a stripped-back but striking way. Chrissie Hynde sings beautifully with just the accompaniment of a pedal steel […]

Live Review: His Lordship + Snakemilk, Norwich Arts Centre – 21st November 2025

November 28, 2025 John Lee 0

His Lordship are a duo of guitarist and singer James Walbourne and drummer Kris Sonne. Both have collaborated with numerous artists, and they met while working with Chrissie Hynde. Whatever happened at that moment, something rather […]

Review – Black Deer Festival 2023: Britain’s premier Americana event continues to grow

June 27, 2023 Clint West 5

This year’s Black Deer was the fourth since it began in 2018 with an enforced break in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. It seems a good time then, to take stock and reflect on […]

Live Preview: Black Deer Festival, Eridge Park, Kent – 16th-18th June 2023

June 13, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

At last last year’s Black Deer Festival, a moment of high drama saw an electrical storm and a huge downpour bring an early end to Saturday night’s proceedings. With just days to go before the first […]

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2

In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

July 31, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from case/lang/veirs who have this week shared their cover of Patti Smith’s track People Have The Power which […]

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

July 31, 2026 0

London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16th via Too Fine Records. The twelve-song collection follows Browning’s signing to the Nashville label earlier this year and arrives after two years […]

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

July 31, 2026 0

The next Americana Story comes from one of our own. Rick Bayles escaped the UK to live in the Dordogne region of France, and from there he reports back through his monthly Vox Continental column, sharing […]

Classic Clips: The Pretenders “Hymn to Her” – Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 8th December 2010

Live Review: His Lordship + Snakemilk, Norwich Arts Centre – 21st November 2025

Review – Black Deer Festival 2023: Britain’s premier Americana event continues to grow

Live Preview: Black Deer Festival, Eridge Park, Kent – 16th-18th June 2023

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday

Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981