September 2017 – Page 8

Video premiere: The Strange Blue Dreams “Electricity”

September 22, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The new single from Glasgow band The Strange Blue Dreams is taken from their forthcoming debut album and was recorded live in one take before being overdubbed with DIY percussion and otherwordly weird things. They told […]

Video: Guy Clark “Desperados Waiting For A Train”

September 22, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

This week’s retro slot is filled by the peerless and much missed Guy Clark with a 1977 performance of one of his classics. Have a good weekend, more videos on Monday.

Jeremy Pinnell “Ties of Blood and Affection” (Sofaburn Records 2017)

September 21, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

A Northern Kentucky singer-songwriter, Jeremy Pinnell builds on the stark, soul-searching of his much acclaimed debut ‘OH/KY’ with a fuller sound and more relaxed delivery on this his second album. This work is still rooted in […]

Interview: Michael Nau

September 21, 2017 Del Day 0

Settling into a short run of European shows, I managed to catch a quick chat with Michael Nau, the Maryland singer-songwriter who, on the back of a new album and most recently a 7-track EP, makes […]

Summerhill + Snakes Of Shake + Mick Hargan, The Griffin Glasgow, 17th September 2017

September 21, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

A late eighties jangly update on The Byrds with some REM thrown in, Summerhill were formed from the ashes of Snakes Of Shake, a Glasgow band who thrived locally along with peers such as Lloyd Cole […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: September 2017

Video premiere: The Strange Blue Dreams “Electricity”

Video: Guy Clark “Desperados Waiting For A Train”

Jeremy Pinnell “Ties of Blood and Affection” (Sofaburn Records 2017)

Interview: Michael Nau

Summerhill + Snakes Of Shake + Mick Hargan, The Griffin Glasgow, 17th September 2017

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”