by Chris Familton
In a strong year for New Zealand americana music comes yet another release to boost the profile of a genre that has mostly lurked on the musical fringes. Delaney Davidson has been on the scene for a number of years touting his folk, blues and country music through endless tours and living very much the transient musician life. Now he has teamed up with a relative newcomer in Marlon Williams, best known as frontman…
ContinuePosted on January 9, 2013 at 2:30am — 1 Comment
Fanny Lumsden’s reputation as a songwriter and performer has been getting her a lot of attention in the last 12 months with the release of her new EP Autumn Lawn and a higher live profile since moving to Sydney to live. She is backed by the brilliant playing talent of The…
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 7:30pm
by Chris Familton
People who say they hate country music have generally only been exposed to crass country pop, that shallow veneer that exists on the surface of a genre that has much more to offer. Real country music, whether it be outlaw country, alt-country, americana or tex-mex, has deep, rich roots both historically and in terms of its ability to convey human emotion – a direct line to the heart. Country music in New Zealand has always been popular but at a…
ContinuePosted on November 16, 2012 at 7:00pm
by Chris Familton
Amid the current bountiful run of country and folk music releases coming out of New Zealand is the latest album from songwriter Greg Fleming. Fleming has been writing and recording since the late 80s, exploring his muse and refining his art with each of his handful of albums. His latest, Edge of the City finds him digging deep into characters - some real, some probably ficticious - all existing within the geographical framework of New Zealand and…
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 6:00pm
The highly talented Loene Carmen has a new EP out called The "Peach State" which she wrote while living over in the deep South of the USA (and recorded in Nashville) earlier in 2012.
Born in a heatwave and inspired by a Stella parlor guitar that she discovered in a junk shop, the EP is a five-track collection of stark country-soul and shimmering blues – dripping with emotion, heartache, buzzing strings and Carmen’s husky swoon of a voice.
Carmen’s last full length…
ContinuePosted on November 9, 2012 at 8:30pm
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