Loudon Wainwright III

Richard Thompson – 70th Birthday Celebration, Royal Albert Hall, London, 30th September 2019

October 14, 2019 Claire Stones 1

When you’ve had a career such as Richard Thompson’s, supreme songwriter and guitar virtuoso, with many fellow musicians as fans, your 70th Birthday bash, of course, has to be held at the Royal Albert Hall. On […]

Happy Christmas from all of us at Americana UK

December 21, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s a wrap from us for this year dear AUK readers. Thanks for all your support over the last 12 months, whether it’s been being a monthly supporter, subscribing to our daily email or just […]

Loudon Wainwright III announces new 2 disc rarities retrospective

July 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

The literal legend Loudon Wainwright III will release ‘Years in the Making’, a two-disc compendium of 45 years of Loudon’s offbeaten, rare and unissued tracks on September 14th via StorySound Records. Described a true “audio-biography” it includes orphaned album cuts, […]

Loudon Wainwright III – ‘Survivng Twin’

February 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s fair to say that growing up Loudon Wainwright III had some mixed feelings about his father, a columnist for LIFE magazine which he has summed up himself in a typically forthright and candid manner: “When […]