Album Stream: Cassette Release of Sam Amidon’s Home Alone Inside My Head
KITHFOLK is proud to premiere the exclusive re-release of Sam Amidon’s lost lo-fi release from 2003, Home Alone Inside My Head. The album drops Friday, August21 digitally and on cassette tape as part...
View ArticleBob Dylan’s 1965 Newport Folk Festival Guitar Played By Courtney Barnett,...
One of the most important moments in modern music history was when... Read more »
View ArticleAmy Helm – Didn’t It Rain (2015)
Even though this is officially Amy Helm’s debut, Americana fans know she is hardly a newcomer. The daughter of the Band’s drummer/vocalist Levon Helm and singer/songwriter Libby Titus has been a...
View ArticleThe Troubadour Show #126 Preview
Join me later today for this week's Troubadour Show #126 Wednesday 19th August 2pm Eastern USA & Canada/7pmUK/8pmCET on www.bluesandrootsradio.com 2hrs of the best in Alt Country, Americana, Roots...
View ArticleBearpit Brothers. Something Cruel
When Blabber’n’Smoke reviewed the first EP from Bearpit Brothers we waxed about their kodachromed 50’s spangled pop. Two years on and their second EP is lined up for release and the brothers...
View ArticleJosh Rennie-Hynes US Tour
Spotlight On Americana Festival #14 Josh Rennie-Hynes is a very talented Australian singer-songwriter, about to embark on a significant tour of the USA in 2015. His 2014 album February is a beauty –...
View ArticleJoe West and the Sinners - Jamie Was A Boozer (Special Edition)
So today is a good day, one of my favourite albums of all time arrived in a fresh new re-mastered re-modified package with all kinds of new stuff and live recordings I hadn't heard, labelled with love...
View Article“Is It Me Or You” &“Spots of Time” – Warren Haynes ft Railroad Earth at WFUV...
Late last month, Warren Haynes and Railroad Earth stopped by the WFUV... Read more »
View ArticleMr. Sun – The People Need Light (2015)
Sometimes it feels like string bands are a dime a dozen, that any ol’ group of pickers comes together under a single name and has a go at it. And maybe that’s true. But, other times, not just any ol’...
View ArticleAndy Gunn FSR Featured Artists of the Month
When the movie of Andy Gunns life is made as I believe it surly will, it should open with the word "Andy Gunn is The Blues" It is impossible to talk about Inverness based guitarist songwriter Gunn's...
View ArticleIain Morrison. Eas. Peat Fire Smoke Records
Summer’s almost gone and the nights are drawing in. Almost time to light the fires and gather round the hearth and a perfect time to consider listening to Isle of Lewis musician Iain Morrison’s peaty...
View ArticleSong Review – Carrie Underwood’s “Smoke Break”
A fairly raucous, country rock song with a sound wide enough to fill an arena, it reveals a different side of Carrie compared to what we've heard more recently. The single is an ode to the hard working...
View ArticleDesolation Angel Radio August 20th, 2015
Desolation Angel Radio kicked some serious musical ass Thursday night: N.Y.C. - Steve Earle It Ain’t Me Babe - Johnny Cash Stop the World (feat. Gary Clark, Jr) - Mike Flanigin Green Onions - Booker...
View ArticleMy USA Music Tour 2015
Fishing Near Clarksdale Mississippi By the time you read this, I will be somewhere over the Pacific. Being wined and dined by United Airlines in economy class. I fear for my knees if the person in...
View ArticleThe White Buffalo – Love And The Death Of Damnation (2015)
Jake Smith, known by his adoring cult following as the White Buffalo, is set to release his fifth full-length album.A classic American singer-songwriter in the tradition of Johnny Cash, Townes Van...
View ArticleSlobberbone – Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today (2000)
“We are a rock band, pure and simple,” says gravelly-voiced lead singer Brent Best, but as this third release from the Texas-based outfit makes clear it isn’t so simple after all. The group have...
View ArticleT. Hardy Morris #1520
T. Hardy Morris fronts Dead Confederate and is part of the indie rock supergroup, Diamond Rugs, but his latest solo album, Drownin’ On A Mountaintop, shows another side of this Southern songwriter....
View ArticleKip Moore - Wild Ones (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Kip Moore Album: Wild Ones (Deluxe Edition) Genre: Country Rock Country: USA Released: 2015
View Article“Back To Birth” – Jackie Greene [Official Full Album Stream + Zumic Review]
Today, singer-songwriter Jackie Greene released a studio album titled Back To Birth... Read more »
View Article“Church” – Gary Clark Jr. [Official Spotify Audio Stream]
Gary Clark Jr. has shared another exciting song from his upcoming album,... Read more »
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