Music

Can I get a Witness?

On songs with the spiritual touch

Oct 11 •

Rolling Across the Rolling River Tyne

Following the songlines from Newcastle Upon Tyne to Newcastle, Nebraska

Sep 27 •

Got those Delta Blues Again

A brief geography of Mississippi blues, with some London views

Aug 30 •

Following the Songlines

Thirty-five years of songs, stories and wanderings in the World.

Aug 22 •

Hey Woody Guthrie, I Wrote You a Song

Woody Guthrie – What a life, what a song book!

Aug 2

Straight up the Mississippi

Tracing the roots of Jazz, Blues and Rock 'n Roll

Jun 21 •

A Letter From Aranjuez

From royal pacts to jazz epiphanies, the joint story of Aranjuez and America

Jun 14 •

Springsteen's Affairs of State

Politics in The River, Forty one Shots and the Ghost of Tom Joad

May 24 •

Talkin' Country For Brits

American country songs Brits may never have heard of

Apr 5 •

On The Saxophone

Born in Germany, Bred in America, destined for the world.

Mar 1

The Songlines Songwriters from Newcastle Upon Tyne took to the USA

Feb 8 •

Springsteen's Nebraska In Images

Keep your mind in hell and despair not

Jan 11 •

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