Willie Nelson

Interview: Tami Neilson the Canadian born New Zealand country soul star and Kingmaker

July 26, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Playing Patsy Cline to Willie Nelson’s Marty Robbins. Country soul artist Tami Neilson is recognised as a leading New Zealand country music, country soul, and rockabilly artist, and she has also helped develop the genre and […]

I Write The Songs – Paul Craft

July 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 2

Paul Craft is one of those writers whose name is not widely recognised. In fact, he was not a particularly prolific songwriter, but he wrote a number of songs that have been extensively covered and his […]

Video: Particle Kid and Willie Nelson “Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven)”

July 19, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Micah Nelson’s lyrical love letter to his father becomes a poignant duet as Willie joins him on vocals and guitar. Micah Nelson, AKA Particle Kid, eschews his esoteric electronic experiments for a straightforward biographical account of […]

Artwork for Willie Nelson album ‘A Beautiful Time’

Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”

May 19, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Country Music legend returns in reflective, ruminative mood. Ninety-seven studio albums over a sixty-five year recording career is a truly staggering body of work, and confirmation of an unimpeachable legacy. Willie Nelson has nothing left to […]

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Record Store Day – the Americana UK guide to the releases

April 22, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

It’s that time again where the format fiends get excited about queueing at 5 am (or earlier) to be among the few to own this year’s exclusively released records. Record Store Day started in 2007 and […]

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Mount Moriah - Live at Local 506
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Palm Sunday - Wishful Thinking EP
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RIP Mike Westbrook
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Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
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My First Record Player
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The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
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@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
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Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 0

Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0

Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

Interview: Tami Neilson the Canadian born New Zealand country soul star and Kingmaker

I Write The Songs – Paul Craft

Video: Particle Kid and Willie Nelson “Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven)”

Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”