April 2017 – Page 24 – Americana UK

Crowell, Cash and John Paul White pay homage to Guy Clark – Watch

April 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This is lurvely (and not blocked for UK viewing for once) with a great sentiment behind it. Rolling Stone report: “Rodney Crowell was joined by Rosanne Cash and John Paul White to recreate the trio’s rendition of […]

Imelda May “Life Love Flesh Blood” (Decca, 2017)

April 4, 2017 Michael Farley 0

This is the first album from Imelda May since 2014 and it is impecably produced by none other than the legendary T Bone Burnett. The style represents a change of direction from the Dublin born singer […]

Ryan Lee “Always A River” (Independent, 2016)

April 4, 2017 Maurice Hope 0

Ryan Lee doesn’t perform like most singer-songwriters since he marches to the beat of a different drum. His style of work reminds me of the anguished torment associated with much of the work of the late Vic Chesnutt, […]

Adult Karate “Indoors” (Plug Research, 2017)

April 4, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

This might be a hard sell, and to be straight from the outset there is not a shred of what most people would define as Americana in this release. Nor is there a touch of roots, […]

Paul Kelly announces UK dates for later this year

April 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Paul Kelly is one of the legends of Aussie singer-songwriting, so much so that he’s been Bob Dylan’s support of choice when he’s toured in Australia, but he’s still relatively unknown on UK shores – although […]