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July 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Lucinda Williams: Runnin’ Down A Dream – A Tribute to Tom Petty

Lucinda Williams Runnin’ Down A Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty Highway 20 Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers Billed as Lu’s Jukebox, Lucinda Williams and her band are combating the lockdown’s dismissal of live gigging by recording a covers series – hd videos recorded live in a studio which are then also available […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Tribute to Tom Petty, Album Review, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Lu's Jukebox, Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams: Runnin’ Down A Dream - A Tribute to Tom Petty, Runnin' Down A Dream, Runnin’ Down A Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty, Tom Petty, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Women are leading the way

Women are leading the way – strong leadership, calm and clear communication. All that waiting, being told that it was a man’s job… of course when given the chance, when able to bust on through to make and then take the chance, the right person for the job isn’t the man it always was, forever, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Cowboy Junkies, Fiona Apple, Jacinda Ardern, Laura Marling, Lucinda Williams, Pandemic, Poem, Poem: Women are leading the way, Shelby Lynne, Women, Women are leading the way ·

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May 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 – Emily Fairlight

Welcome to episode 117 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat I had with Emily Fairlight. She’s a Wellington-based singer/songwriter and poet. She’s recently released the fantastic Mother of Gloom album. And before that, a few years ago now, there was a self-titled debut.
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acoustic, America, Americana, Calexico, Chat, Conversatio, Emily Fairlight, ep.117, Episode 117, French For Rabbits, Interview, Joshua Radin, Le Petite Chocolat, Leonard Cohen, Lucinda Williams, Lyttelton, Lyttelton Records, Mother of Gloom, Natalie Merchant, NZ Tour, Podcast, Poet, Poetry, San Fran, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 – Emily Fairlight, T Leaf T, Wellington, Wgtn, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening

I started this thing a while ago where I decided I was going to name ten albums important to me (and important for me) in a particular musical genre. I started with hip-hop (see here). And then I decided to do my list of seminal and sentimental metal albums (see here). And most recently it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 89/93: An Anthology, American Recordings, Buckle Up, Buckle Up: Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, Country, Country Music, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Essence, Gold, Hank Williams, Heartbreaker, Johnny Cash, Little Sparrow, Lucinda Williams, Modern Sounds In Country And Western, Patsy Cline, Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits, Ray Charles, Ryan Adams, Teatro, Ten Important Country Albums In My Life of Listening, The Ultimate Collection, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Willie Nelson, Wrecking Ball ·

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November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: I’m Drunk On Lucinda Williams

I’m drunk on Lucinda Williams. Smashed on a glass of Karl Blau. I filled my cup with Richard Thompson. I drank down all of Ashleigh Young’s essays, returned with shots of Sly Stone. But I was on my own. So back to Lucinda, she croaked and creaked in the Hickory Wind, and I felt that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Drunk On Lucinda Williams, I’m Drunk On Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams, Poem, Poem: I’m Drunk On Lucinda Williams ·

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March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: God Don’t Never Change – The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson

Various Artists: God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator Records/Southbound Tribute albums are always a tricky prospect – who are they for? Fans and those in the know are interested in the original source, and when we’re talking blues purists it might be hard to get them to bend to cover […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alligator Records, Blind Willie Johnson, Blues, Compilation, Cowboy Junkies, Derek Trucks, God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson, God Don’t Never Change, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, Maria McKee, Rickie Lee Jones, Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, Sinead O'Connor, Southbound, Susan Tedechi, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson, Tom Waits, Tribute, V/A, Various Artists ·

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August 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #120 – Lucinda Williams, Wellington, 2012

I like Lucinda Williams but I’ve been ever-so-slightly underwhelmed both times I’ve seen her play. Like, I get the feeling it would have been better to see her a decade ago, or two decades ago. And even though she has written some great stuff in the last decade I just don’t know that it fully […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, Blog On The Tracks, Gig Review, Interview, Live, Live Gig, Lucinda Williams, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #120 – Lucinda Williams, Stuff.co.nz, Wellington ·

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June 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Remembering Mountains – Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton

Various Artists: Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton Tompkins Square There are only two albums by Karen Dalton, a tragic figure with a heartbreak-voice. Like Dory Previn or Nick Drake or – more recently Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley – she’s someone you are drawn to, you hear the testimony of a Bob Dylan […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Compilation, Isobel Campbell, Josephine Foster, Julia Holter, Karen Dalton, Lucinda Williams, Marissa Nadler, Patty Griffin, Remembering Mountains, Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton, Sharon Van Etten, Tribute, V/A, V/A: Remembering Mountains - Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton, Various Artists ·

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May 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Boz Scaggs: A Fool To Care

Boz Scaggs A Fool To Care 429 Records It would be easy to dismiss Boz Scaggs – the people that have done that have drawn a line, decided not to listen. It’s easy to think of something like Silk Degrees, and to hold its phenomenal success against the talented musician that never expected runaway success […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Fool To Care, Album Review, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Lucinda Williams ·

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July 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Charlie Horse: I Hope I Am Not A Monster

Charlie Horse I Hope I Am Not A Monster Laughing Outlaw Records Singers and writers Crystal Rose and Paul McDonald have done Charlie Horse proud with this set of songs. The Australian band manages to combine the pierce of Neil Young’s Crazy Horse-styled guitar leads with bar-room ditties that Chrissie Hynde wouldn’t sound of place […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Americana, Australia, Blue Mountains, Charlie Horse, Crazy Horse, I Hope I Am Not A Monster, Laughing Outlaw Records, Lucinda Williams, R.E.M., The Pretenders ·

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