2017 – Page 47 – Americana UK

Slaid Cleaves, Hitchin Folk Club, Hitchin, 8th October 2017

November 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

A welcome return of the American troubadour to the Hitchin Folk Club for the last night of his UK tour – although he still had several weeks in Europe and the USA to go before he […]

Video: Blitzen Trapper “Wild And Reckless”

November 6, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

We put up the audio for this, the wonderful title track from the new album (out now) from the equally wonderful Blitzen Trapper, and now there’s a great (if a little disturbing) video to go with […]

Chris Hillman “Bidin’ My Time” (Rounder Records, 2017)

November 3, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Chris Hillman, the bluegrass mandolinist turned electric bass player, was a significant player in several seminal bands of the sixties and seventies. None more important than The Byrds, but Manassas ran them a close second. His […]

Neil Young announces new album and “already great” single – Listen

November 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

We’ll be the judge of that. Lol, as the kids say. Pitchfork reports: “Neil Young has once again teamed up with his backing band the Promise of the Real (which features Willie Nelson’s son Lukas). Their new […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Martha Wainwright “Bloody Mother”

November 3, 2017 Paul Villers 0

Insulated as we are deep in the bunker of Americana-UK Towers from the worst effects of modern life we can’t help but be deeply troubled about the reports reaching us of abuse. Abuse, it seems, that […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2

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”

August 28, 2026 0

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