2017 – Page 54 – Americana UK

Matt Woods “How to Survive” (Lonely Ones Records 2017)

October 27, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

Matt Woods hails from Knoxville, Tennessee where this CD was recorded in Shed 55. Here is an album to linger with and learn from. Matt accepts the reality of modern life. In Love in a Nuclear […]

Video: Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band “Luxury Liner”

October 27, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

October’s last retro slot is taken by one of the all-time great bands, here including Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee, with the peerless Emmylou Harris tearing through Luxury Liner. Have a good weekend everyone.

Tom Waits’ remastered “Anti” albums out next month

October 26, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’re stuck for stocking fillers for 6 different people this Christmas, Tom Waits is set to release newly remastered versions of each of his acclaimed albums in the Anti-catalogue next month. In addition, the album ‘Real […]

Bruce Cockburn “Bone On Bone” (True North Records 2017)

October 26, 2017 Michael Farley 0

A lot is expected of a new release from one of Canada’s finest musicians so this new offering after a hiatus of around six years has been eagerly awaited. The good news is that it does […]

Video exclusive: The Light Wires “Belly Of The Beast”

October 26, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A fine gutsy rocking track from The Light Wires, the band fronted by Kentucky man Jeremy Pinnell (who’s just finished a UK tour) prior to his going solo, and taken from a double album re-issue of […]

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”

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