About Tennessee Vibes
Tennessee Vibes is a newsletter by English writer Paul Dettmann about culture including musicians, movies and books. Based in London but with a global outlook, we are experts in the Tennessee Americana music scene. We believe (or hope) that our English sense of humour is our killer hook!
Praise for my writing
"HOLY HELL. You are such an amazing writer. You get me better than I do!!!" (Cyrena Wages, Memphis, TN)
“I’ve been blown away by your writing, and how personable it feels reading it. Any artist would be lucky to have a write up by you!” (Sophie Baldwin, This New Century, Nashville, TN)
"Paul has a rare gift for diving into not just the meaning behind your lyrics, but into who you are as an artist—and how it all ties together. In a world that often feels fast and dismissive, his writing makes you feel truly seen. That’s a beautiful and rare thing. I’m beyond grateful." (Zoee, Nashville, TN)
"I absolutely love this in depth , track by track review of my new album Desert Queen! With the continued disappearance of outlets for music journalism, it's very heartening to see our work as independent artists inspire other independent creators of all mediums to write about the record we put so much effort into. Thank you 🩷" (Pearl Charles, Joshua Tree, CA)
"I love the article. It’s perfect. Just seems like he got me word for word." (Singer/Songwriter, Nashville, TN)
"This is my favourite review." (Sweet Megg, Nashville, TN)
“You are an incredible writer. I loved how you compared Nashville to Liverpool.” (Caroline Cotto, New Orleans, LA)
"Wow this is SOOOOO cool 😭🖤" (Valley James, Texas & Idaho)
"This wonderful journalist seems to understand my art at a deep level and I appreciate his time and energy spent analyzing it 🙏" (Zandi Holup, Nashville, TN)
Example Work
Note
I am gradually bringing some content across from my personal author website and this will take a few days. Eventually all my music content will be here on Tennessee Vibes!
