2017 – Page 191 – Americana UK

Jason Wilber “I’d Love Another Saturday Night” – Listen

May 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

John Prine’s long-time guitarist Jason Wilber has previously worked alongside Willie Nelson, Justin Townes Earle, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris & Iris Dement, and Peter Cooper, museum editor for the Country Music Hall of Fame has hailed Wilber […]

Jackson Browne pays tribute to Greg Allman

May 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

More sad news over the bank holiday weekend (how often have we said those words?) and today Rolling Stone Country reports: “Jackson Browne remembered Gregg Allman as “one of the most gifted singers of the last […]

Summertyne Americana festival runs July 21st-23rd

May 31, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

One of the Americana highlights of the year, in the UK at least, is the annual SummerTyne festival which runs – rather appropriately, in the Summer at the prestigious Sage Gateshead. Three days crammed full of simply […]

Sound of the Sirens “For All Our Sins” (Independent, 2017)

May 31, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

The press release for the debut album from Exeter-based duo Sound of the Sirens paints a rather misleading picture of an (incredibly English) take on Americana. To suggest there is any parallel to be drawn between […]

Video: My Darling Clementine “There’s Nothing You Can Tell Me (That I Don’t Already Know)

May 31, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From their latest album Still Testifying, out on June 2nd, comes this great slice of classic country style. Wonderful.

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2017

Jason Wilber “I’d Love Another Saturday Night” – Listen

Jackson Browne pays tribute to Greg Allman

Summertyne Americana festival runs July 21st-23rd

Sound of the Sirens “For All Our Sins” (Independent, 2017)

Video: My Darling Clementine “There’s Nothing You Can Tell Me (That I Don’t Already Know)

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”