The John Williams Syndicate Out Of Darkness Wulfun Records John Williams’ career spans an incredible seven decades as a record plugger, producer, songwriter, journalist and recording artist and he is well known for his spell as the head of A&R. Having collaborated with just about anyone who is anyone on the music scene, he’s now […]
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Randy Lee Riviere Wyoming Wilderness Records Randy Lee Riviere captures the sound of the American mid-west on his latest record Wyoming. Stepping out from behind the stage name Mad Buffalo for the first time, Riviere delivers a record packed with lyrics that paint a vast landscape within the listeners mind. On the song My Town
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Janet Simpson Safe Distance Cornelius Chapel Music This is the first time that Birmingham, Alabama born Janet Simpson has widely-released an album under her own name, being better known for fronting the band Timber with Will Stewart who contributes guitars and vocals. Much of the album has a raucous feel, from the swaggering Nashville Girls
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Ray Cooper Land of Heroes Westpark Music Ray Cooper highlights the beauty of the cello in Land of Heroes whilst paying homage to his inspirations and shining a spotlight on his ability as a multi-instrumentalist. Cooper is credited with singing and playing all the instruments on his fourth studio album since pursuing a solo career
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Alan Jackson Where Have You Gone EMI Records Nashville Alan Jackson’s new record stays true to his traditional, country roots and yet it’s his most personal collection of songs to date. It begins with Where Have You Gone in which Jackson begs the question where has country music gone? It is set to the traditional
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For her tenth offering, Amy Speace reflects on the short period between the birth of her son and her father’s passing in 2019. The album is deeply personal as Speace experiences the joy of childbirth whilst musing over a tangled relationship with her father, until she became very close some seven years ago, as he
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King of the blues Bonamassa runs the gamut from blues-rock to cool 40s and 50s dancehall blues to country-blues, always with a rootsy edge. Here the New Yorker heads to his second home and records at Abbey Road, an album that lets him have a late 60s/early 70s prog rock party. He’s written songs with
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Guitar and production genius Edmunds was doing roots rock before most people even thought of it, with 1970 transatlantic hit I Hear You Knockin’, producing Shakin’ Stevens debut (and the hit Merry Christmas Everyone) and working with many more stars. This 3CD set unites five albums. SUBTLE AS A FLYING MALLET from 1975 has Edmunds’
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MDC are, of course, Brit husband and wife team Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish who have intelligently and beautifully reinvigorated the country duet over various albums. Nieve, equally of course, is the long-time keyboard campadre of Elvis Costello. Here they unite, with subtle band, to interpret 12 of Mr Costello’s finest, country-soul gems from
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Nineteen albums and 292 tracks, this box set rocks and rolls through 40 colourful years. Many listeners didn’t see much beyond his hits and Top Of The Pops appearances (he was the UK’s biggest selling singles artist of the 80s) but Shaky has always been the real deal, combining rockabilly, country and boogie in a
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