I’ve started contributing reviews for Americana UK . An e-zine that’s been supporting Americana in the UK since 2001.
The first review was for the solid folk pop of Viv & Riley “Imaginary People”
Non Fiction
Article: Another Side of Jimmy Buffett
Fatea magazine kindly published my article on Jimmy Buffett which I wrote a couple of days before his death. LINK HERE
‘In 1982, during a surprise performance with Joan Baez, Bob Dylan sang Jimmy Buffett's "A Pirate Looks at 40." Years later, in a 2009 chat with Bill Flanagan, Dylan praised Buffett as a top songwriter, having a particular fondness for his song, "Death of an Unpopular Poet." This might surprise those who know Buffett solely as the purveyor of a tropical party lifestyle, aimed at drunk, sunburned crowds clinging to inflatable flamingos in paddling pools tinged with spilled margaritas…’