Tony Joe White

Anniversary Cheers: Tony Joe White’s “The Real Thang” celebrates 45 years

November 10, 2025 FredArnold 0

Several years after his death, Tony Joe White’s son Jody unearthed more gems from “The Real Thang” sessions and re-releases the album with 10 more unheard tracks. Forty-five years ago, Tony Joe White released an album […]

Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

May 16, 2025 David Jarman 0

Tony Joe White was a firm favourite artist from the first time I saw him, appearing at the BBC Paris Theatre in Lower Regent Street, London, recording a set for Radio One’s ‘In Concert’ series back […]

Interview: Jeb Loy Nichols pays homage to Woody Guthrie and his dad’s love of bluegrass

January 10, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Why Wales is similar to Missouri and the joy of first hearing Tony Joe White. It is difficult to think of an artist who is a better embodiment of Americana UK than Jeb Loy Nichols, who […]

Tony Joe White “Smoke From The Chimney”

May 20, 2021 David Jarman 0

A fine posthumous tribute to White featuring the distinctive and unmistakable voice of the ‘Swamp Fox’. ‘Smoke From The Chimney’ is a posthumous release from Tony Joe White, who passed away in 2018, having left a […]

VERSIONS: “Rainy Night In Georgia”

October 5, 2020 Paul Villers 3

In the next of our series looking at songs/singers and the way that they interact with one another Rick Bayles puts ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’ (good and not so good) under the microscope:

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Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

May 7, 2026 0

With springtime now upon us, it is time to delve into some of the recent folk and roots music embracing these warmer, albeit not always drier, times. A plethora of new releases landed in the inbox […]

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

May 7, 2026 0

And what, you may ask, is an ACI? Adult Correctional Institutions – or, if you prefer, a prison. On this latest release from Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic we find the band in Springsteen’s Nebraska or […]

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control

May 7, 2026 0

The new single from Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott is a typically catchy song that immediately hooks you in with big chords and big choruses. Opening with bright, uplifting guitar, The Best We Get is a driving […]

Anniversary Cheers: Tony Joe White’s “The Real Thang” celebrates 45 years

Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

Interview: Jeb Loy Nichols pays homage to Woody Guthrie and his dad’s love of bluegrass

Tony Joe White “Smoke From The Chimney”

VERSIONS: “Rainy Night In Georgia”

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control

Florence Dore “Hold the Spark”

Hannah Cohen to tour Europe UK in August and releases new single