June 2017 – Page 26 – Americana UK

Jason Isbell “White Man’s World” – Listen

June 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This from Rolling Stone Country this morning: “Much of Jason Isbell’s forthcoming LP, The Nashville Sound, is about balancing the intimate with the external: even when we are isolated, we’re never alone, and no decision we […]

Christopher Rees “The Nashville Songs” (Red Eye Music 2017)

June 2, 2017 Dave Jennings 0

Christopher Rees releases his seventh full album and his first since 2013’s Stand Fast. Rees, who alongside being a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, is also a director of the Red Eye record label. After having been […]

Video: John Smith “Headlong”

June 2, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

The title track of John Smith’s new album, out on June 30th, this is very good, and is indeed, live in a boat in Switzerland.

Steve Earle is live on Bob Harris show tonight

June 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The best country/americana programme on national UK radio hits BBC Radio 2 tonight at 7pm as usual, where Bob Harris is joined by Steve Earle in the studio for a special live session celebrating the release […]

The Byrds “Live At The Fillmore – February 1969” (Floating World Records, 2017)

June 1, 2017 Michael Farley 1

Oh to have been there – February 7th and 8th 1969 at Bill Graham’s Fillmore West! The irony is that The Byrds were a warm up act on this occasion, a sound check for others including […]