Tim O’Brien

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 Dean Nardi 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Alison Brown and Steve Martin’s star-studded collaboration due mid-October

October 2, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

GRAMMY Award-winning banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown have announced their collaborative album, “Safe, Sensible and Sane”, which will be released on 17th October 2025 via Compass Records. Featuring guest appearances from big names like Jackson […]

Various Artists “Long Journey Home – A Century After The 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention”

September 4, 2025 Tim Martin 0

A celebration of the legacy of Bluegrass and a great introduction to the genre. In May 1925, Mountain City, Tennessee, hosted the first major Old Time Fiddler’s Convention. The Old High School auditorium was packed so […]

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Interview: Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius on picking paper flowers

July 15, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Writing songs with Tom Paxton was like going fishing with a friend. Paper flowers generally symbolise enduring love, remembrance, and creativity. Unlike fresh flowers, they don’t fade or die, memorialising a love that lasts or a […]

Alison Brown and Steve Martin (Featuring Tim O’Brien) “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” – touring tales

April 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s the tale of the touring life – away for 5 days straight and then home to the family for a couple of days and then…repeat. It’s also a taste of an upcoming album from banjo […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers