2016 – Page 59 – Americana UK

Chatham County Line “Autumn” (Yep Roc, 2016)

October 6, 2016 Dave Jennings 0

The seventh studio album from this Raleigh-based four-piece delivers exactly what you would expect, top quality Bluegrass from a band still firing on all cylinders. Formed in 1999 in the North Carolina city, Chatham County Line have […]

New Dylan “No Direction Home” Box Set Features Unseen Footage

October 6, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

A reminder of that rather fine festival from a few years back comes by way of some nice news from Uncut who report: “A special edition of Bob Dylan’s No Direction Home is being released to celebrate […]

Dirty Dozen: Ben Ford-Davies

October 6, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0

The latest single from Ben Ford-Davies is by far the best he has recorded to date. Lyrically and musically. Can you tell us about yourself? Where you’re from and what you’ve been up to over the past […]

Second UK Americana Awards Announced for 2017

October 6, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Following the success of 2016’s inaugural Awards, the AMA-UK (not to be confused with AUK, which people often do) has announced that the second annual UK Americana Awards ceremony will take place at London’s St John […]

Jimmy Webb: The Stables, Wavendon – 21st September 2016

October 6, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Jimmy Webb is, without a doubt, a songwriter of some high ability – even if he’s not best known for what are his most interesting compositions. His reputation in the UK has been burnished in recent […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”