October 2017 – Page 4

Pick of the Political Pops: Paul Simon “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”

October 27, 2017 Paul Villers 0

When we came round from the effects of one of our all too regular Bacchanalia some months ago we were surprised to find that we had decided to divorce our partner(s) in the European Union. The […]

Matt Woods “How to Survive” (Lonely Ones Records 2017)

October 27, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

Matt Woods hails from Knoxville, Tennessee where this CD was recorded in Shed 55. Here is an album to linger with and learn from. Matt accepts the reality of modern life. In Love in a Nuclear […]

Video: Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band “Luxury Liner”

October 27, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

October’s last retro slot is taken by one of the all-time great bands, here including Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee, with the peerless Emmylou Harris tearing through Luxury Liner. Have a good weekend everyone.

Tom Waits’ remastered “Anti” albums out next month

October 26, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’re stuck for stocking fillers for 6 different people this Christmas, Tom Waits is set to release newly remastered versions of each of his acclaimed albums in the Anti-catalogue next month. In addition, the album ‘Real […]

Bruce Cockburn “Bone On Bone” (True North Records 2017)

October 26, 2017 Michael Farley 0

A lot is expected of a new release from one of Canada’s finest musicians so this new offering after a hiatus of around six years has been eagerly awaited. The good news is that it does […]

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: October 2017

Pick of the Political Pops: Paul Simon “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”

Matt Woods “How to Survive” (Lonely Ones Records 2017)

Video: Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band “Luxury Liner”

Tom Waits’ remastered “Anti” albums out next month

Bruce Cockburn “Bone On Bone” (True North Records 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”