2016 – Page 66 – Americana UK

“Could the future of Americana be … British?”

September 28, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Good article in the Guardian today who had other things on their mind (Jez we can…) but found the time to muse that thanks in part to Mumford and Sons, there are more UK artists making American roots […]

Dirty Dozen: Al Scorch

September 28, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0

From the town that gave the world characters like Studs Terkel, Upton Sinclair, and the anarchists in Bughouse Square, Scorch adds his voice to the choir with the enthusiasm and charisma of a Maxwell Street preacher. […]

Lucky Strikes Frontman M G Boulter Announces UK Dates

September 27, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Lucky Strikes frontman M G Boulter has announced a UK tour for the Autumn. Boulter, who has also served with Simone Felice and The Duke & The King, released his second solo album With Wolves The […]

Jackson Browne Covers Bruce Springsteen at Gun Violence Concert

September 27, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Incredible version too if you get a minute to watch below. Rolling Stone reports: “Jackson Browne delivered a poignant cover version of Bruce Springsteen’s 2000 track “American Skin (41 Shots)” during the New York City installment […]

Video: The Cadillac Three “Graffiti”

September 27, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Taken from the new album “Bury Me in My Boots,” currently sitting at number one on Amazon’s alt-country top Top 100.

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

September 21, 2026 2

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”

September 21, 2026 0

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”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

Year: 2016

“Could the future of Americana be … British?”

Dirty Dozen: Al Scorch

Lucky Strikes Frontman M G Boulter Announces UK Dates

Jackson Browne Covers Bruce Springsteen at Gun Violence Concert

Video: The Cadillac Three “Graffiti”

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

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

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

Paper Verses “Windstill”