2017 – Page 22 – Americana UK

Video premiere: Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra “Wintertide”

November 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Composer Paul Mosley has reached his 10-year anniversary (Tin?) as a musician and to celebrate, while most people would buy a cake, he’s instead reuniting with his Red Meat Orchestra to release a new EP of […]

Imelda May, Royal Albert Hall, London, 22nd November 2017

November 30, 2017 Keith Clifford 0

On the last night of her UK tour Imelda May walked onstage to rapturous applause for her first headline gig at the Royal Albert Hall and performed a stunning stripped back rendition of Call Me. This […]

Johnny Cash “Greatest Hits – The Sun Records Years” (Charly Records, 2017)

November 30, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

Ho hum. Another Cash (in) collection I hear you say. Well, yes, it is a compilation of songs that any self respecting fan will already have, probably several times over. However these 20 songs arrive encrypted […]

Rachael Yamagata + Brandon Jenner, Islington Assembly Halls, London 21st November 2017

November 30, 2017 KC Vines 0

“Oh, you need to get up here” says Rachael Yamagata. The young man in middle of the sixth row needs no more encouragement as he skips out of his seat nimbly and bounds up on to […]

Katey Brooks “Will She” – Listen

November 30, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh wow. Katey Brooks has a voice you could cut glass with, and on this new song demonstrates her distinctive otherworldly arrangements. If you like this one check out her booming cover of In the Air […]

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”

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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