One of those iconic people in americana, songwriter Jim Lauderdale releases his new studio album London Southern on February 3rd 2017 and will take part in the hugely popular Transatlantic Sessions tour in February, starting in Glasgow at Celtic Connections and then touring the UK. Himself recipient of the Wagonmaster Award at this year’s US Americana Honors & Awards, a special lifetime achievement honour reserved for the most valuable contributors to the course and history of the format, presented to him by George Strait, Jim has been invited to present an award at the second UK Americana Awards in London next February.
Recorded in London at Goldtop studios and produced by Neil Brockbank and Robert Trehern, London Southern features co-writes with Dan Penn, Joan Oates, Odie Blackmon and Kendell Marvell alongside six Lauderdale solo compositions and a host of guest musicians. Here’s those datess
03-Feb: Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
05-Feb: Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
06-Feb: London Royal Festival Hall
07-Feb: Cambridge Corn Exchange
08-Feb: Gateshead The Sage
09-Feb: Birmingham Symphony Hall
10-Feb: Manchester Bridgewater Hall
