Neil Young has been raging against Donald Trump again following his response to the Californian fires also raging at the moment, and given that his own home has now apparently been destroyed he’s understandably not a happy man. Billboard have reported: “The Canadian rock legend broke the sad new with a post on the Neil Young Archives, in which he blasted Donald Trump’s reluctance to act on climate change and for the president’s steadfast denial of scientific evidence. Continue reading “Neil Young’s home is lost to Californian fires”
Not only a new live album, but a new live album recorded at The Union Chapel in London. Recorded earlier this year across two nights – one of which Americana-UK attended and was suitably impressed with (
Steve Wold, the man behind the beard, hasn’t had a UK tour since 2015, it’s been festivals and conquering the world as Seasick Steve since then. Oh, and putting out a new album (‘Can U Cook?‘) which was favourably reviewed right here on Americana-UK. So it’s great to be able to say that Seasick will be hitting the UK roads with his collection of under-stringed instruments this month, kicking off in Cambridge this coming Friday. 
Given the number of books that have been written about the various members of Fairport Convention and the band itself, you might be forgiven for thinking that there’s very little left to say about them; but you’d be wrong, as Clinton Heylin’s excellent new book “What We Did Instead of Holidays” shows. Heylin is a rock historian of some note, having written biographies of artists such as Dylan, Springsteen, Van Morrison and others, as well as books on the history of bootleg recordings and the development and pre-history of Punk. He’s also, it would appear, quite the Fairport Convention fan. The book is factual and insightful but is clearly written by someone with a deep understanding of, and interest in, the band. 
Yes, once more it’s time for a gentle reminder that it is now the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, ’tis the season to be jolly – as the Grateful Dead archives are opened once more and a full month’s worth of rare and hardly heard tracks are made available for free download. Whch is to say, it’s ‘30 Days of Dead 2018‘. 