The North East Magazine
“Retro Americana” …Now here is a novelty and here is a treat. Hillfolk Noir which comprise main man Travis Ward and his talented wife Allison” the Warden” Ward are the creators of a new form of music they call”Junkerdash”a mix of Blues, Country, Rock and Roll and folk. On first listen I am reminded of [...]
Lee Ann Womack – The Definitive Collection is the latest compilation offering on the Humphead record label. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since she emerged on the country scene proper in 1997 mixing an old fashioned styling with modern contemporary traits. Earlier years however had seen her studying the commercial side [...]
Legendary American singer songwriter Emmylou Harris is always welcome to these shores and in particular to our very own The Sage Gateshead. Emmylou who has worked with Bob Dylan (the Desire album) and Gram Parsons on the magnificent “Love Hurts” has in recent years become a songwriter and song interpreter of great acclaim with Daniel [...]
Produced by Acorn Media and starring Polly James and Nerys Hughes this is the DVD release of Series Two of the crowd-pleasing BBC serial written by Carla Lane. Originally broadcast in 1971 on the BBC the comedy programme told the story of two single girls sharing a flat at the end of the “Swinging Sixties” and [...]
American Heartland is a triple CD release from Sony Music. Described as ‘Songs that capture the spirit of America” it contains forty seven tracks from some of country’s more modern artists. This new offering gives the listener a look into the changing world of country music with a flavouring of folk, soft rock, country and [...]
Written and directed by Andy Hamilton and starring Neil Pearson, ‘Trevors World Of Sport’ is the first time release of this BBC television sitcom that was broadcast originally in 2003 . Set in a Sports Industry PR Company Pearson plays as duck out of water decent man in a mindboggling corrupt business. Diva like stars from [...]
‘Mother’ is the first solo album release from Natalie Maines former lead singer of the award winning Dixie Chicks. “I wanted this music to be very different from The Dixie Chicks” she says.”Lots of albums by lead singers might just have been made by the band, but I think this is very different from anything [...]
Canadian Book Of Beer by Steve Cameron is one of the latest offerings to come from the Blue Bike Books publishing stables. Beer is a universal beverage with as many variations as there are recipes that magically merge water, hops and yeast. Charles Dickens no slouch when it came to alcohol refreshment would at the [...]