Aquarium Drunkard — Looking for a thread connecting some of the year’s best records, from Joan Shelley to Wooden Wand’s Clipper Ship, Brokeback’s Illinois River Valley Blues to Michael Chapman’s 50? Look to guitarist James Elkington. For the last cou... more info

Stereogum — Congratulations are in order for anyone who survives 50 years working in any industry, but it takes an extra special person to survive and thrive in a field as unstable as music. Yet Michael Chapman is still here -- and still sounding vital -- five d... more info

Stereogum — At the end of next week, British folk mainstay Michael Chapman is releasing a new album, 50. We've already heard "Sometimes You Just Drive" and "That Time Of Night," and today he's shared another track from the forthcoming album, "Memphis In Winter."... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Since the early 2010s, we’ve been enamored with the output of Paradise of Bachelors. Founded by Brendan Greaves and Christopher Smith, the label’s aim of “documenting, curating, and releasing under-recognized musics of the American ver... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, the septuagenarian British folk legend Michael Chapman will release 50, a new album that he recorded with the zoned-out young guitar hero Steve Gunn. On the record, plenty of younger, folk-influenced musicians join Chapman, and the s... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Veteran British songwriter and guitar-slinger Michael Chapman has reason to celebrate. 50, his forthcoming LP for Paradise of Bachelors commemorates five decades of recording and touring.  Set for release mere days before his 76th birthday, age ha... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, Michael Chapman, a 75-year-old legend of British folk music, will release his new album 50 on the great roots-music label Paradise Of Bachelors. Steve Gunn, the young space-folk guitar hero who featured Chapman in his great “Ancien... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ireland's Brigid Mae Power (fka Brigid Power Ryce) released her first album under her current name and first for the esteemed Tompkins Square Label last month. Brigid's a new-ish artist, but her music recalls the type of forgotten-then-redi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Vin du Selecte Qualitite’s founder Steve Lowenthal literally wrote the book on John Fahey (Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist, 2014), but don’t assume that the artists on his label are mere Fahey imitators. Far from it. If... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steve Gunn has shared "Ancient Jules" from his forthcoming solo album Eyes on the Lines. The video was directed by Claes Nordwall, shot in Scotland and features UK jazz/folk guitar legend Michael Chapman... Continue reading… more info