“I dreamed I saw St. Augustine Alive as you or me” – Bob Dylan “I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine” from John Wesley Harding 1967 St Augustine in Florida is America’s oldest continuously occupied European settlement. It was founded by […]
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New Orleans-based The Deslondes endeavor to carry on the travelling troubadour tradition of their heroes Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley and John Prine. Comprised of five songwriters – Sam Doores (vocals/guitar), Riley Downing (vocals/guitar), Dan Cutler (vocals/bass), John […]
Crack, award-winning Australian bluegrass and roots outfit Mustered Courage are embarking on another extensive tour of the USA, returning for a lengthy run of dates in 2015. The band won a Golden Guitar last year, one of Australia’s most cherished […]
Australian bush poet rap? When I first heard the opening, title track of Australia Restless by Adam Gibson & The Ark-Ark Birds, I stopped what I was doing. The tale being told was so Australian, the observations keen and insightful […]
Chris Stamey has an impressive background. A key member of power pop outfits Sneakers and The dB’s, producer at Modern Recording, the studio he’s operated for the past two decades, and collaborator with the likes of Michael Stipe, Yo La Tengo, […]
The new release from Stacy Jones, Whiskey, Wine & Water, is a pumping concoction of blues and Southern rock led by Jones’s muscular and soaring vocals. Jones hails from Washington State. She has twice won the Best Female Vocalist award from the […]
The Rubber Knife Gang is a three-piece outfit from Cincinnati, OH, playing a mixture of folk, blues, bluegrass and Americana. And boy can they play! The Gang comprises Henry Becker (guitar, banjo, bass, vocals), John Oaks (upright bass, vocals) and […]
The mountains of the Southern Appalachia have long been recognised as a breeding ground for traditional music. The earliest settlers brought their instruments and musical traditions, which were fused together to form country, blues, folk, and other styles of American […]
From Brisbane Australia, Brad Butcher released the album Jamestown in 2015, which was recorded at Shorefire Recording Studios in New Jersey. The album was cut live over a period of seven days and features a group of seasoned musicians including: […]
Marlon Williams is a special talent. I first saw him live at a regional Victoria (Australia) cafe one night (2014), sharing the solo stage with a couple of up-and-coming artists, Melody Pool and Christopher Coleman. It’s fair to say I […]
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