May 2017 – Page 8 – Americana UK

Underhill Rose announce UK and Ireland tour

May 22, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

Underhill Rose, the North Carolina based trio (comprised of Molly Rose Reed, Eleanor Underhill and Salley Williamson) have announced dates for a June tour to support the release of their new live album.

Slaid Cleaves previews track from new album

May 22, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Over on Rolling Stone Country, much underrated Americana troubadour Slaid Cleaves has been talking about his upcoming new album Ghost on the Car Radio and previewing the first song from it Drunken Barber’s Hand. It’s […]

Video: Kolars “One More Thrill”

May 22, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great video and song from LA’s Kolars, a band new to Americana UK.

Ezio “Daylight Moon” (Jazzhaus Records, 2016)

May 19, 2017 Peter Churchill 0

Daylight Moon is the ninth studio album in a career spanning 26 years from Cambridge-based band Ezio. A popular online encyclopedia would have us believe that this is a folk music band, but judging from the smorgasbord […]

Willie Nelson talks to Rolling Stone and suggests Jeff Sessions “smokes some pot”

May 19, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

No stranger to the weed himself, Willie Nelson in a lengthy interview with Rolling Stone magazine was asked his opinion on US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ assertion that “pot is “only slightly less awful” than heroin.” […]

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 […]

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