Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 91
Thank God for Easter ( works on several levels..)! Creaking my way towards the end of term has been a mixed blessing tinted with a touch of melancholia as I grasp the fact that several of […]
Willard Grant Conspiracy
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Flying Low”
The nineties were abundant with americana bands that brought some serious innovation and new sounds to the genre. Some, like Wilco, made it big. Others, like American Music Club and Willard Grant Conspiracy, built quite a […]
Features
Unsung Heroes of Americana – Glitterhouse Records
It’s nice to acknowledge the Unsung Heroes that helped those of us here, on the European side of the Atlantic, get access to some of the less obvious Americana acts that were making waves back home […]
Videos
Video: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Vespers”
It’s retro Friday and a chance to remind you of the powerful introspection of Willard Grant Conspiracy with the classic song ‘Vespers’. The loose collective of musicians led by singer and songwriter Robert Fisher were well-known […]
Other stuff
Sounds from the Shed – Week 2
More remote musings from a locked-down teacher Week one went as well as it could what with broadband issues, an avalanche of emails and some lessons where the sound of incoming notifications created their own aural […]