Confession time - I'd never heard of Peetie Wheatstraw until now which may go some way to explaining why The Devil's Son-in- Law weighs in at number 82 in The Blues Collection.He was born William Burch on December 21st 1902 in Ripley, Tenne…
It's snooker time!Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is also known as Spice Isle for its production of nutmeg and mace.Musically it is best known for reggae, calypso and soca music.I actually have s…
2026 Charity Shop Purchases #24 - Rosie Flores - Dance Hall DreamsI've got a good few songs by Austin based rockabilly, blues and country musician Rosie Flores in the music folder but up to now I didn't have any of her albums.This has now c…
Number 44 in the attempt to post 50 Americana Compilations on Sundays. It is going to be a close call but a bit of barrel scraping and Bloodshot Records Samplers just might get us over the line.Bloodshot samplers from 2002, 2015 and 2016 ha…
We are off to Canada to touch base with this week's cover star.Ladies & gentlemen I give you Ms Lindi Ortega with the title song from her 2012 album on Last Gang Records namely Cigarettes & Truckstops. It is her debut on the Shuffle.Squeeze…
This week it is the most famous of the Bellshill bands and the one that most folk would come up with if asked to name one, namely Teenage Fanclub.They formed in 1989 with a line up of Norman Blake (Guitar/Vocals), Raymond McGinley (Guitar/V…
2026 Charity Shop Purchases #23 - The Arlenes- The ArlenesThe Arlenes were a UK/American husband and wife Americana duo (Big Steve Pulford and Stephanie Arlene) who first caught my ear when the gorgeous Lovely Won't Leave Me Alone featured
My brother sent me this You Tube clip with the instructions get on this for the BlogMy first thoughts were Skaramones is a great name and an EP of Rocksteady and Ska covers of Ramones songs could be interesting.Then I clicked on the video.T…
2026 Charity Shop Purchases #21 - Best Coast - The Only PlaceIn January 2020 I picked up Crazy For You the debut album by Best Coast in a charity shop on Great Western Rd prior to nipping into Wintergills for a pint before heading to Firhil…
It's our old friends Glitterhouse from Beverungen, Germany with Nevermind a 3xCD Compilation from 2004 celebrating the label's 30th birthday.Here is the tracklist courtesy of Discogs listing all 51 tracks and artists. It can be picked up re…
Regular / Long Suffering (delete where appropriate) readers will not be surprised to see Rose City Band appearing once more on the Shuffle. I've seen them twice and have four of their five albums with Garden Party being the odd one out. Sun…
De Rosa are probably one of the more obscure bands to feature in this series.Active from 2001 -2009 and then 2012 -2021 their membership consisted at various times of Martin John Henry, Chris Connick, James Woodside, Neil Woodside and Andre…