Waxahatchee “Saint Cloud”
Waxahatchee “Saint Cloud” Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, is an artist who always seems to grow from album to album. Her releases are always full of emotive and personal songs. This, somewhat […]
Tag Archives: Country
Tami Nielson “Chickaboom!”
Tami Nielson “Chickaboom!” A few years ago there was a glut of female singers taking their cue from the old rockabilly/blues sound but adding some modern fighting spirit. We’re talking […]
Red Rooster announces second wave of artists
Red Rooster is delighted to announce the second wave of artists for 2020 which includes a host of exclusive and special performances headed up by Asleep at the Wheel who celebrate their […]
Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes”
Tom Baker “Dirty Snakes” Tom Baker is obviously a man who likes to keep himself busy. The fact that he’s roped in the Dirty Truckers to help him on this […]
Red Rooster festival news
Some news to keep you feeling warm over the winter….. Red Rooster festival is delighted to announce the first line-up for its 7th edition, 2020. The 3-day event takes place […]
Pete Yorn “Caretakers”
Pete Yorn “Caretakers” Ok, firstly we have to admit that we are newcomers to Pete Yorn’s music. But by coincidence we had seen him referenced on a Wilco site and […]
Red Rooster Festival 30 May – 1 June 2019
Red Rooster Festival 30 May – 1 June 2019 It’s always with great excitement that we turn up at the Red Rooster Festival. That’s partly due to the fact that […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FEMALE-LED ACOUSTIC STAGE LINE-UP
30th May – 1st JUNE 2019 Euston Hall, Suffolk http://www.redrooster.org.uk RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION UK & KEYCHANGE- INSPIRED, FEMALE-LED ACOUSTIC STAGE LINE-UP FEATURING… SUNNY OZELL […]
Red Rooster Festival 30th May – 1st June 2019
Red Rooster champions the very best in Rock’n’ Roll, Blues, Soul, Roots and Country music. Now coming up to its 5th edition it is the go-to early summer event for those who […]
Vandoliers ”Forever”
Vandoliers “Forever” A Texas band with a country leaning isn’t necessarily the type of thing we would normally go for. But we are promised that Vandoliers offer up a more […]
Red Rooster News
With winter about to hit us, what better way to warm up than with some Red Rooster festival news. It’s always one of our favourite summer events, so great to […]
Red Rooster Festival 1-3 June 2018
Red Rooster Festival 1-3 June 2018 We were delighted to be back at Red Rooster again this year. Not only is it one of our favourite festivals but it also […]
Lincoln Durham “And Into Heaven Came The Night”
Lincoln Durham “And Into Heaven Came The Night” Sometimes an artist bio really does capture what they are about. That’s certainly true of these words from Lincoln’s website: “Armed with […]
Buckley “Las Cruces”
Buckley “Las Cruces” The label Rumbar Records is pretty synonymous with brilliant power pop/pop rock, so this release where Buckley offers “Texas soul and slinging guitar under his cowboy hat” […]
The Dirty Truckers “Best Of”
The Dirty Truckers “Best Of” This is a great release for us as we only recently discovered The Dirty Truckers with their excellent release “Tiger Stripes”. The release of this […]
First acts announced for Red Rooster Festival
Followers of this site will know that we love the Red Rooster Festival. So what better way to forget about the cold and wet weather than planning your visit to […]
Lydia Loveless “Boy Crazy and Single(s)”
Lydia Loveless “Boy Crazy and Single(s)” We’ve been fans of Lydia Loveless since her debut record “Indestructible Machine”. She initially came across as a punk inspired country girl. This record […]
Angus & Julia Stone “Snow”
Angus & Julia Stone “Snow” This is the fourth album from the Australian siblings, Angus and Julia Stone. It is also, quite remarkably, the first album that they wrote actually […]
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Youth Detention”
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires “Youth Detention” This is a band that has grown on us over a succession of releases. We liked “There Is A Bomb In […]
Red Rooster Festival 1st to 3rd June 2017
Red Rooster Festival 1st to 3rd June 2017 It’s such a pleasure to be returning to Red Rooster Festival, it’s an event that has quickly built up a fine reputation […]
The Whiskey Gentry “Dead Ringer”
The Whiskey Gentry “Dead Ringer” The Whiskey Gentry are a husband and wife duo who have a sound steeped in deep country, Americana and bluegrass. But what particularly attracted us […]
Scott H Biram “The Bad Testament”
Scott H Biram “The Bad Testament” This is Scott H Biram’s 10th release but, we’re ashamed to say, it’s the first that we have heard. Given it’s being released on […]
Red Rooster Festival Bill getting bigger and better!
We we’re already looking forward to Red Rooster but it is now truly unmissable with the addition of the brilliant JD McPherson. He is just one of the great acts […]
Catl “This Shakin’ House”
Catl “This Shakin’ House” We mainly like to stick to recent releases on this site but occasionally even we miss out on a great album. Certainly, when we heard Catl […]
First acts annnounced for Red Rooster Festival 2017
FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 Red Rooster, the stunningly situated summer festival of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, returns for its fourth year next summer 1st – 3rd June. Red […]
Secret Garden Party announce theme for 2017
Now the cold weather has hit, we need something to look forward to and what could be better than one of our favourite summer festivals? Secret Garden Party has announced […]
Fred Abbott “Serious Poke”
Fred Abbott “Serious Poke” The name Fred Abbot may be vaguely familiar, as he was the lead guitarist and keyboard player in Noah & The Whale. If we’re honest, we […]
Lydia Loveless “Real”
Lydia Loveless “Real” Lydia Loveless may not be a household name over here in the UK (although this album could easily change that) but we have been following her career […]
Ed Tang & The Chops “Magic Tricks and Rolling Stone”
Ed Tang & The Chops “Magic Tricks and Rolling Stone” We review a lot of albums at http://www.thesoulofaclown.com but it’s pretty rare that it’s actually a local band. So it’s […]
Butch Walker “Stay Gold”
Butch Walker “Stay Gold” This has been an album we have been anticipating for some time. Not only is Butch Walker one of our favourite artists of ALL TIME, but […]
