2017 – Page 78 – Americana UK

Pick of the Political Pops: Glen Campbell “Galveston”

September 29, 2017 Paul Villers 1

These are strange and troubling times (when weren’t they?) and here at Americana-UK Towers we have a specially created bunker in what used to be the wine cellar. From here we protect ourselves from the harsh […]

RS Country asks “what’s real country music?”

September 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And lo and behold, there is no answer, really good article though: “Heard there’s gonna be a new award category,” Sam Outlaw tweeted on Tuesday. “Best Authenticity.” It was a joke dripping with sarcasm, but one […]

Louis Brennan “Bit Part Actor” – Listen

September 29, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

If there’s a prize going for the deepest, growliest, vocal, then Louis Brennan is in the running for it. His vocal is responsible for giving a well full of gravitas to the London-based Dubliner’s new single […]

Joseph Childress “Joseph Childress” (Empty Cellar 2017)

September 29, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0

Another record born from an authentic American experience – this time Childress’s time in the Old West, including cattle ranching in Wyoming. Nobody seems to write songs in their dingy flat anymore (apart from the handful […]

Video: Whiskeytown “Houses On The Hill”

September 29, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

For this week’s retro slot we head back twenty years for the wonderful performance from Whiskeytown in 1998. Have a good weekend everyone.

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2017