2017 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Sunfields “Mono, Mono” (Exit Sign Music 2017)

December 7, 2017 Michael Farley 0

Hailing from Montreal Sunfields is a group of four although their undoubted leader is Jason Kent who wrote all eleven songs on this album which is credited as being produced by the whole band. An antidote […]

Hope In High Water “Bored Of Just Getting By”

December 7, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

The new video from rising UK stars Hope In High Water is really good, as is the song. They’re on tour in February and you should catch them.

Belle Adair “Neptune City” – Listen

December 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Muscle Shoals four-piece Belle Adair has unveiled ‘Neptune City’, the latest from its forthcoming record ‘Tuscumbia’ due out next month. The four-piece collaborated with producer Tom Schick (Wilco, Real Estate, Parquet Courts) to create a blissed-out feel, atmospheric […]

Ben Miller Band back with “Choke Cherry Tree”

December 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Ben Miller Band is set to return with “Choke Cherry Tree” via New West Records on January 26th. The Joplin, Missouri-bred combo’s third album introduces a retooled line-up with Miller and fellow founding member Scott Leeper joined by new additions Rachel Ammons […]

Rebecca Clamp & Hans Wessels “Lit Up with Sorrow” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

December 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Rebecca Clamp – here collaborating with her partner Hans Wessels – writes songs that are like three minute windows into her life, with subject matters relating to her feelings in a particular instant, summaries of conversations […]

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

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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