2018 – Page 170 – Americana UK

Pick of the Political Pops: Utah Phillips “There Is Power In A Union”

June 8, 2018 Paul Villers 0

Two snippets of information reached us this week: on one hand a certain rabidly right-wing foaming at the mouth hack is said to be walking away from is job of stirring up the elderly middle class […]

Nathan Evans Fox “Texas Dust” (BMI, 2018)

June 8, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0

Nathan Evans Fox sounds like the truth. In the end, that’s what we go to songwriters for, isn’t it? That sense of themselves that reveals a glimpse of ourselves, too. Fox sings about his own family, […]

Bruce Springsteen “The Album Collection Vol. 2 1987-1996” (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings 2018)

June 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

What do you buy the Springsteen fan who has everything (other than a brief for his Broadway shows)? Well, this comprehensive collection of his Columbia output from ’87 until ’96 would probably be a good starter […]

Milk Carton Kids “Younger Years” – Listen

June 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

What more superlatives can we pluck from our mighty chest of superlatives to apply to The Milk Carton Kids? And what more can we say about the new album ‘All the things that I did and […]

Video: Little Feat (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt) “Dixie Chicken”

June 8, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

A live version of a stone cold classic from Little Feat for this week’s retro slot, with the added bonus of Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris. Have a great weekend everyone.

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2018

Pick of the Political Pops: Utah Phillips “There Is Power In A Union”

Nathan Evans Fox “Texas Dust” (BMI, 2018)

Bruce Springsteen “The Album Collection Vol. 2 1987-1996” (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings 2018)

Milk Carton Kids “Younger Years” – Listen

Video: Little Feat (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt) “Dixie Chicken”

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”