Bobbie Gentry has always seemed to be defined by the Ode To Billy Joe, yet her next album, The Delta Sweete, a little heard gem from the 60s, never found the audience it deserved. Which just goes to show how fickle…
In a career that’s spanned the best part of 60 years, Heart’s Ease is another triumph in a late-flowering that’s seen Shirley Collins rightfully recognised at the top table of British folk music. It’s an album that’s a celebration of…
Steven Hefter, Austin Stahl, and Chris Laun are Reforester. The latest brainchild of three artists who share their fair share of accolades apart from their newest band, Reforester features three singer-songwriters and three-part harmonies. It’s subtle indie rock with folk…
Dorothy Daniel and Ben DeBerry are the Danberrys. More than just a clever moniker, the duo are the latest to begin climbing up the Americana ladder. Between their textured instrumentation, fiery vocals, and savvy lyricism, we think that there’s a…
The world works in mysterious ways. Despite not releasing a studio album since 2012’s Out of the Game, Rufus Wainwright has hardly been work-shy. His involvement in writing and producing two pieces of operatic work, alongside reciting and performing Shakespeare…
From the subtle frailing of a banjo to the well-tempered pace of a warm piano and well beyond, there’s much to say about the Appalachians just in the way that their traditional music is composed. Inherently, it speaks to the…