2017 – Page 23 – Americana UK

Jeff Crosby “Postcards From Magdalena” (At The Helm Records, 2017)

November 30, 2017 Michael Farley 0

This is the fourth full-length album from Jeff Crosby, a well travelled Gent originally from Idaho – and a cracking slice of proper Americana it is too. Crosby has taken inspiration for this album from his […]

Video: Steve Earle “House Of Strombo”

November 30, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Something a bit different here, a twenty-three minute solo acoustic set from the great Steve Earle that includes Copperhead Road, Guitar Town and the Allman’s Midnight Rider. Essential viewing.

Okkervil River “What Friends Do” – Listen

November 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Okkervil River’s latest track What Friends Do is the theme song to Amazon Prime’s animated holiday special “Click Clack Moo: Christmas At The Farm”. Breaking Bad it’s not. It’s based on the book series from Doreen Cronin […]

Andy Griffiths “Big Red Monster” (Musician Records 2017)

November 29, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

Here is a thoughtful album that deserves your attention. Andy tells stories in his songs that are “beyond anywhere,” which are words from the first track. Rather, they present a carefully collected and memorable array of […]

Dori Freeman “Letters Never Read” (Blue Hens Music, 2017)

November 29, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

If you’re looking for a vocal that’s as clear as a mountain stream then Dori Freeman has the vocal you’re chasing. On Letters Never Read she defines a modern form of Appalachian country – there’s no […]