May 2017 – Page 3 – Americana UK

Chuck Prophet returns to the UK for shows this July and November

May 29, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

With his latest album, Bobby Fuller Died For your Sins, still ringing in folks’ ears and widely acclaimed as one of his best, Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express have announced plans for two short tours […]

Lizzie No “Hard Won” (Independent 2017)

May 29, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

With Hard Won, Brooklyn’s Lizzie No has picked up the musical baton of greats like Linda Thompson and Sandy Denny, spread it thick with a shadowy relevance born of her New York background, and unleashed what […]

Yep Roc to reissue six long out-of-print Nick Lowe titles

May 29, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

Gone are the days when he was known as “Basher”. These days Nick Lowe is somewhat venerated as a senior statesman of UK rock music but over the past five decades he’s been a pub rocker, […]

Justin Townes Earle “Kids In The Street” (New West Records, 2017)

May 29, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

For his eighth album Justin Townes Earle has adopted some different approaches. It’s the first time he has worked with a producer (Mike Mogis -Bright Eyes and First Aid Kit) and the first album he’s […]

Sam Baker “Land Of Doubt” (Independent, 2017)

May 26, 2017 Peter Churchill 0

Sam Baker’s 2013 album, Say Grace, was a highly-acclaimed body of work, prompting one well known music publication to put in in the top 10 country albums of that year. It is difficult to see Sam’s […]

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”

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 […]

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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 […]

Month: May 2017

Chuck Prophet returns to the UK for shows this July and November

Lizzie No “Hard Won” (Independent 2017)

Yep Roc to reissue six long out-of-print Nick Lowe titles

Justin Townes Earle “Kids In The Street” (New West Records, 2017)

Sam Baker “Land Of Doubt” (Independent, 2017)

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”