Strike a Resilient Chord A fresh americana selection of songs old and new with a few celebrated UK artists joining a predominantly North American folk roster. Folk, country & bluegrass spiced up with a likkle contemporary reggae music and even a couple of hit avent-garde rock numbers. Resilience in times of trouble fortifies the mind and strengthens the spirit . Never give up hope.       ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^     Title inspired by a few of the track lyrics here. The long awaited album by Jamaican star  Chronixx  -  Exile  - finally dropped in 2025 to wide appreciation. Its a long and eclectic, often reflective collection of songs. Resilient is a long song in a league of its own. Stephen Marley 's most recent LP Old Soul (2024) is rooted semi-acoustic reggae with overall uplifting vibes as would be expected fro...

Stephen Stills - Blues Man Another one from the vaults... Charting the career of celebrated guitarist Stephen Stills . All the big tunes; from his early solo efforts and Buffalo Springfield days to CSN & CSNY superstardom and then through the Manassas period and solo years and  countless tours  to his essential comeback in the 2000's and a surprise project in 2017.     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^   Texan Stephen Stills was always an exceptionally gifted singer-songwriter and guitarst and was responsible for some of the most striking music of the late 60's & early 70's. Buffalo Springfield formed with Richie Furay & a youthful  Neil Young in 1966 and had a major hit with the Stills' penned  For What its Worth that year. They'd finally split up by 1968 after releasing three albums. Stills went to to record sessions with ...

Blues Rocks! Here's a fun & eclectic blues rock mix, From Jimi Hendrix to Muddy Waters , Led Zeppelin to the Allman Brothers , Rory Gallagher to the Black Crowes  and the Rolling Stones to JJ Cale , Bert Jansch & John Renbourn among others. Blues rock sometimes veering towards rock n roll. Plenty of classics and a few surprises... Pure enjoyable musical amusement for y'all - good vibes for good times.   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^       On a visit i n 1980 my father gifted me his old record collection, around 50 to 100 LPs, that he'd evidently put together from the late-60's to the mid-70's. Not seeing much of him again I never did ask why he offloaded it or if he thought a wee man of 11 would actually appreciate the music. Well it turns ot that he did. In there was a lot of bluesy rock from that time though I don't remember the conte...

I Dreamt an Ocean - Songs of the Sea Fantasy mingles with time-old reality in an expansive & epic dream of titanic proportions. An enduring voyage. Tales of leaving and staying, farewells, great journeys, adventure, mermaids, endurance, stormy seas and calm, survival, reflection and then a final acceptance that nature is greater than man. We are of this world born and so on it we do depend. Eclectic folk rock mixtape.   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^   Cat Stevens makes a rare appearance on the blog with three 1970 tracks from Tea With the Tillerman . I've been asked why we seldom play Stevens, a goliath of the folk world. Now then, while we have dropped two or three songs before I personally always found Steven's approach often a little bit too clean & precise for my taste (a bit too straight - the opposite of Jansch, for example). The sheer quality ...

Guy Clark Tribute   Celebrating the music of an original outlaw, the legendary Guy Clark  with an all-star mixtape. Bringing together various originals, live versions and covers along with a load of other folky Americana stuff. One for chillin' to.     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^ Texan  Americana trailblazer  Guy Clark  first came to prominance in the mid-1970's with the release of his superb first two albums recorded in  Nashville . While his LPs were well received Clark was initially regarded primarily as a songwriter and remained very much an underground name until he enjoyed a strong rennaisance in later decades. S everal of his compositions were high profile hits for big name artists over the years.  Known for his relaxed, stripped-down approach to a playing and a distinctive spoken Texas drawl, he was an excellent songsmit...

    If I was a Blackbird Yes indeed.   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^ Naturally, for the times we're living in, a good few peace songs fade in and our. Leads with some gorgeous laments from Scottish singer Jean Redpath ,  Barry Dransfield  and the title song by Silly Wizard  Trademark socially conscious lyrics from the great Christy Moore , including the wonderfully heartfelt The Least We Can Do . Seth Lakeman blazes through a number of powerful tunes from his Poor Man's Heaven and new The Granite Way LPs. As soon as I first hear him he brought progressive rock bands like Rush to mind. Folky instrumentation & subject material enthused with rock production values and vocals ; contemporary folk rock at its most fiery & edgy!   Karine Polwart sets the pace with a few of her older recordings from 2006-07. Soaring voice, flowing mus...

  Ready for the Storm Relax along that ol' trail with some groovin' alternative folk-country sounds   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^   We revisit Aly Bains and friends' Transatlantic Sessions from 1995 with atmospheric tracks by renowned Uillean piper Davy Spillane and two emotive Dougie MacLean duets with Kathy Mattea . Outlaw country legend Guy Clark is cool as a breeze on Dublin Blues with Karen Matheson . Three apiece for two country superstars: Relatively recent Willie Nelson tracks and vintage 1970's-90's Emmylou Harris . Always a joy to hear those guys. The irrepressible Jesse Welles continues his one man barrage against oppression and injustice with more well-aimed salvos that no Iron Dome could ever stop. This man's on fire! Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin  put out the excellent  Symbiont  in 2024, an interesting and ever experi...

Archie Fisher Tribute - Fiddler's Green Tribute to a total legend of Scottish folk music, Archie Fisher . The man passed away in 2025 aged 86 after an incredible 65 years making music. Well known for presenting the Travelling Folk programme on Radio Scotland 1983-2010, his recorded releases stretch back to 1962 with his sisters The Fisher Family . Several high grade albums followed at irregular intervals until 2015. He also toured irregularly, often teaming up with Canadian multi-instrumentalist Garnet Rogers   and also John Renbourn . Fisher's gentle picking style and clean, melodic vocal tone set him apart and make for essential listening, drawing comparisons with England's Ralph McTell. His songs usually take a few listens to really penetrate (as all the best ones do), play at volume.  Traditional songs, originals and a few interpretations of other artists' music, together with a selection of other artists covering Fisher. songs.  Fairport Convention , Emily Smith ,...