2017 – Page 86 – Americana UK

The Deslondes announce UK dates for 2018

September 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

After a rather successful European tour last month, New Orleans-based act The Deslondes have announced a UK tour for January 2018, including a slot at Celtic Connections in Scotland. This follows the release of their new […]

Full tracklisting for next Dylan bootleg series package revealed

September 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This comes courtesy of Uncut this morning, thank you Uncut: “Bob Dylan‘s ‘gospel years’ are to provide the focus for the next instalment of his ongoing Bootleg Series. Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / […]

Willie Nelson announces new “Willie’s Stash” album

September 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Legacy Recordings has announced the release of “Willie Nelson and the Boys”, the second instalment in the Willie’s Stash archival recordings series, which lands in the UK on Friday, October 20. Following in the musical footsteps of […]

Track premiere: Valparaiso “Bury My Body”

September 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Valparaiso release their debut album ‘Broken Homeland’ tomorrow and they’ve shared the track Bury My Body from the record with us which features some striking vocals from Shannon Wright. The Parisian musical collective deriving from the […]

Video: Sadie Trigg “Old Man”

September 21, 2017 Jeremy Searle 1

If your debut single is going to be a cover it had better be a good one and this Colorado singer certainly manages that with this take on Neil Young’s song. Great vocals, great video too.

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

The Deslondes announce UK dates for 2018

Full tracklisting for next Dylan bootleg series package revealed

Willie Nelson announces new “Willie’s Stash” album

Track premiere: Valparaiso “Bury My Body”

Video: Sadie Trigg “Old Man”

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

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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

Hawk And Steel “Ain’t Never Moving On”

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