Apparently to try and categorise Johnny Dowd – Ithaca, New York’s legendary idiosyncratic genius – is like “trying to hold back a hurricane with a windbreak. It’s just not possible or indeed beneficial. To do so would be foolhardy , to say the least.” If anyone has tried, do drop us a line. Anyway you can read our review of his new album “Execute American Folklore” here or find out for yourself when he hits the UK in a couple of weeks for a string of dates.
Johnny Dowd 2016 UK Dates
19th October – The Thunderbolt. BRISTOL
20th October – Dumbulls, LIVERPOOL
21st October – Edgemoor Hotel, BOVEY TRACEY
22nd October – Band Room, FARNDALE
23rd October – ABC2, GLASGOW
24th October – TAPE Community Arts, OLD COLWYN
25th October – The Islington, LONDON
26th October – The Bank Eye, EYE
27th October – Greystones, SHEFFIELD
Johnny Dowd heads back to Memphis for impressive 19th studio record. ‘Wrong Side Of Memphis’ was the title of Johnny Dowd’s first solo album released in 1995 after the demise of his band Neon Baptist. The present sees Dowd returning to the city where he spent part of his formative…
Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk has announced his new album, ‘Revelation’, which is set to be released on 27th September 2024 on Secret City Records. The new release will be available in digital, CD and LP formats, and is his third on the Montreal-based label. You can pre-order it…
We do tend to view some bands as Americana alumni royalty here in AUK Towers, so it's a delight to announce that following their return to the fields of Oxfordshire for their Cropredy Convention in August, legendary British folk rockers Fairport Convention are touring around the UK over the autumn.…
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