2017 – Page 106 – Americana UK

Jason Isbell plays hometown Muscle Shoals gig

August 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Good morning everyone. If you’re in the US and wondered why we didn’t update yesterday it’s because we have these things called holidays. You used to have them once! (Actually not sure if this is true) […]

Video: Ray Wylie Hubbard “Spider, Snake And Little Sun”

August 29, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

The legend that is Ray Wylie Hubbard with a live performance of a song from his latest album, Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can.

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, The American Museum in Britain, Bath, 20th August 2017

August 28, 2017 Peter Churchill 0

High up on Claverton Hill on the outskirts of Bath is the bucolic setting of The American Museum in Britain. Established in 1961 with the aim of educating the UK, and the world, about American cultural […]

Video: Helen & the Neighbourhood Dogs “What’s A Rainbow”

August 28, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

There wouldn’t normally be a video on a Bank Holiday but prompted by a fine set at Folk East last weekend from singer Tony Winn here’s a lovely video, proof of what you can do with […]

Thea Gilmore “The Counterweight” (Cooking Vinyl, 2017)

August 25, 2017 Phil Grant 0

Thea Gilmore has been a song-writing heavyweight on the British circuit for a long time and has shown a knack for consistent quality and a down-to-earth music that fiddles with genre and tweaks the nose of expectation. Can […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

Year: 2017