2017 – Page 112 – Americana UK

Track premiere: Paul Tabachneck “New America” – Listen

August 22, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Brooklyn singer songwriter Paul Tabachneck has been writing in his own words “relationshippy” music for a while now, but world events have turned his head to another subject. He told us: “One reason I always gave short […]

Video: Terra Lightfoot “Paradise”

August 22, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Taken from her forthcoming album, New Mistakes, out on October 13th, this is a powerful and soulful piece of rock’n’roll from the Canadian roots rocker.

William The Conqueror “Proud Disturber Of The Peace” (Loose, 2017)

August 21, 2017 Peter Churchill 0

William The Conqueror, a three-piece band from Cornwall, is the creation of former folkie, Ruarri Joseph. For those of us fortunate enough to have caught Mr Joseph in his former guise playing small, intimate venues, often […]

Joan Osborne “Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)”

August 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Joan Osborne has just released an album of Bob Dylan covers, review coming up on AUK soon, and from that record she’s releasing a single. Speaking about her version of ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’, […]

The Travelling Band + Elle Mary & The Bad Men, Water Rats, London, 10th August 2017

August 21, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

An otherwise quiet Thursday night in King’s Cross for the Travelling Band’s album launch. First up though is Elle Mary and the Bad Men. Elle was born in Wales but is now based in Manchester, something […]

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