2017 – Page 26 – Americana UK

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Soul of a Woman” (Daptone Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

No-one forgets seeing Sharon Jones live – she was a powerful performer, and it is nothing short of tragic that her late-blooming recording career was so cruelly cut short this year. In a conversation with JJ […]

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Just one look at the cover of this collection of Christmas themed songs by an eclectic mix of eighteen singer-songwriters gives a clue as to the content. This is Christmas deep in the heart of Americana-land: […]

Video: The Hanging Stars “How I Got This Way”

November 28, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From their new album Songs for Somewhere Else, released on February 9th, is the excellent pieces of cosmic Americana from Walthamstow’s Hanging Stars.

Jim White + Cicada Rhythm, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 19th November 2017

November 27, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

It was pleasing to see a near capacity crowd turn up on a wet and cold Sunday night in Glasgow to see Jim White. Often seen as a cult artist and with an idiosyncratic style that […]

Cambridge Folk Festival 2018 tickets on sale Friday

November 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Back for 2018, tickets for the UK’s most famous folk festival go on general sale Friday 1 December at 10am available from here and they’ve announced a historic twinning with the legendary Newport Folk Festival for the first time “that […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

June 24, 2026 0

Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 0

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

June 24, 2026 0

Electric Elm is a collaboration between singer-songwriter Chris Bousquet (aka American Elm) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Eric Lichter (Earl Slick, Mercury Rev). Bousquet and Lichter are longtime friends who grew up in adjacent Connecticut shoreline towns. […]

Year: 2017

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Soul of a Woman” (Daptone Records, 2017)

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

Video: The Hanging Stars “How I Got This Way”

Jim White + Cicada Rhythm, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 19th November 2017

Cambridge Folk Festival 2018 tickets on sale Friday

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Songs From The Trees”

This is Lorelei is back with a new album in September