2017 – Page 207 – Americana UK

Stewart Legere “Quiet The Station” (Independent, 2017)

May 10, 2017 David Cowling 0

Legere is a craftsman, one who understands the mechanics of songwriting and is able to create densely layered free flowing songs that flirt with many genres without really committing to any. There’s much to admire and […]

Rare UK appearance by Naim Amor

May 10, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

There’s a rare opportunity to catch Parisian by way of Tucson musician Naim Amor on his first appearance on UK soil in over nine years when he plays a solo show this Friday. Amor started out […]

Bob Dylan “Triplicate” (Columbia, 2017)

May 10, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Bob Dylan’s latest release is his first studio recorded triple album, and it sees him continuing his exploration of the Great American Songbook over three discs of ten songs each. Each disc has a subtitle – […]

New Martin Simpson album out September

May 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Martin Simpson has announced the release of his 20th solo album in 40 years ‘Trails & Tribulations’ which is out on September 1st 2017 via Topic Records. The new studio album, his […]

HAV “Inver” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

May 10, 2017 David Cowling 0

HAV mix traditional folk forms with electronic ambient textures to produce a rich swirl of music that clings to the memory like mist clings to heather. On Ffald-y-Brenin the fiddles gently sway, and it is easy […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

July 1, 2026 0

Unfashionable but influential collaborative indie singer-songwriter enjoys a career-spanning retrospective following her untimely death earlier this year. Lynn Blakey was not a name that gained a great deal of traction commercially but she was an influential […]

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026

July 1, 2026 0

It was a hot evening in London as the audience for Maisy Owen’s first London show gathered at the Theatreship moored at Docklands’ South Quay. The ship is a converted barge with outside and inside bars […]

Year: 2017

Stewart Legere “Quiet The Station” (Independent, 2017)

Rare UK appearance by Naim Amor

Bob Dylan “Triplicate” (Columbia, 2017)

New Martin Simpson album out September

HAV “Inver” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026

Jim James takes off his Morning Jacket and gets all “Wowed Out” on his latest solo album

Styrofoam Winos “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” – it comes and goes