Now, as you may recall, we find Wednesday to be one of those tough sort of days – a long way into the week and a long way still from the weekend. Wednesday afternoon is quite widely agreed to be one of the least groovy parts of the whole day. So, as a balm to our sagging consciousness when there’s something worth hearing that is also an instrumental we like to groove down that channel. Sad to tell the good instrumental is currently in short supply, so we’re heading way back when, deep into the ‘Fifth Dimension‘ (watch your step – we don’t want you to fall through that mystical tripping-hole) to find The Byrds in an uncharacteristically soulful-blues-grooving mode. Nestling between a very decent version of ‘Hey Joe‘ and the delicate beauty of ‘John Riley‘ there is this chugging little number. If you’re going to froog, do it discretely, ok?
Have a good weekend dear reader - we leave you today with news of Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman who on Wednesday night re-united at downtown L.A.’s vintage, cathedral-like Ace Hotel Theatre. Billboard report: "The night’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo 50th anniversary album tribute offered such a steady stream of—mostly quite intriguing—curatorial observations that some…
Sadly the track is embedded on Rolling Stone's page so you'll have to head there for a listen but it's worth the click. They report: "This fall, with his 73rd birthday looming on the horizon, Chris Hillman will release Bidin' My Time, a new album that both upholds and updates the…
If there’s something that I really can’t live without, it’s California country rock music. As I’m sure every contributor to Americana UK does, I listen to music endlessly, and most of that sits within the country world. However, there’s something about the individuality of the music that blossomed out of…
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
