Bruce Springsteen - Tucson Train (Official Video)

 

The next "single" from Western Skies comes with the first performance video. It has literally just been dropped as I type and in one listen I like it and also like the visuals.

Make your own judgement!

Sam Outlaw - new e.p

Delighted to see Sam Outlaw back with some new material on an e.p (really a digital download I suppose although physical product may be available at gigs) which he recently released to coincide with appearing at the Grand Old Opry. The ep is Hat Acts "inspired by honky tonk scenes, hip-hop skits and of course – real life."

His star is most definitely rising I think after a couple of great albums (SoCal Country whatever that is!)


Couldn't find any links but here is a great cover of the Don Williams classic:

The good news is that some UK dates are on the horizon and he is always great live, one to look out for.

Sam Outlaw UK Dates 2019
Sep 6th: The Long Road Festival
Oct 2nd: Night and Day, Manchester
Oct 5th: Civic Centre, Gosforth
Oct 6th: The Glee Club, Glasgow

Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars

Well the long promised solo album from Springsteen has been announced. The title is Western Stars and promises character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements!

Lead track is hello sunshine:


The track listing is as follows and like most of his most recent material is produced by Ron Anielo:

1. “Hitch Hikin’”
2. “The Wayfarer”
3. “Tucson Train”
4. “Western Stars”
5. “Sleepy Joe’s Café”
6. “Drive Fast (The Stuntman)”
7. “Chasin’ Wild Horses”
8. “Sundown”
9. “Somewhere North of Nashville”
10. “Stones”
11. “There Goes My Miracle”
12. “Hello Sunshine”

I quite like the sound of the song titles, but time will tell! Out on 14 June on the usual formats.

Probably of equal excitement is the news that there will be a new E Street Band lp and tour in 2020. Seems fairly certain.

Cody Johnson

Every so often you get pointed in the direction of a "new to you" artist. This particular track was pointed out to me and to my amazement he has 6 albums all self released. The choice of Springsteen track to reference is interesting and lets face it who doesn't like a bit of Monday Morning Merle!

I see that a major label release is on its way (might even be out) and hopefully this will give Cody a bit more exposure.

https://youtu.be/rpAalt_WVqA

Devils and Dust and Long Walk Home

For reasons which I hope to blog about soon I was reminded of the following two tracks which serve as a reminder of Springsteen's songwriting genius (in my opinion of course):

So for no particular reason other than sadly still very relevant:

CMA Songwriters Series

The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series will return to C2C on 7 March 2019, at indigo at The O2.
Hosted by Cam and featuring Jimmie Allen and Ross Copperman, it will also introduce Travis Denning and Laura Veltz to U.K. audiences for the first time. The performance follows October's successful second annual CMA Songwriters Series tours in Europe and the U.K., while also marking the sixth London appearance for CMA Songwriters Series during C2C.

CMA Songwriters Series introduces new artists and songwriters through its intimate storytelling format. Audiences get to know the performers, their journey and the stories behind their songs throughout the two-hour seated show, as artists take turns performing their songs acoustically.

Each CMA Songwriters Series is unique - the one-off performances are unrehearsed, uplifting and heartwarming, leaving audiences feeling closer to the artists and the music.

Well that's the official blurb, I am not a Cam fan so hope hosting means just hosting. The others I know little about but sure to be a great night.

Jimmie Allen:

https://youtu.be/9VHABNmQjZQ


Ross Copperman:

https://youtu.be/nmFFlyVzbSM

https://youtu.be/MPty-nLtcAc


Laura Veltz

https://youtu.be/5gYlqFSDExg

https://youtu.be/DBaQBKY8wfA


Travis Denning:

https://youtu.be/cTt3PWgXA5I

https://youtu.be/ecYudczNFfE

Shortest Tour Rumour Ever!

I for one didn't think so to be honest.

A crushing blow, but lets face it he has never rushed into anything so from Broadway to new album and tour was never going to happen.

Snow Patrol

Excellent new track from Snow Patrol, really looking forward to seeing them in Glasgow on 31 January.

https://youtu.be/D52qnC7dJcQ

The album has been out for a while I think.

Here is a classic

https://youtu.be/SEeTaF7unrc

Bob Dylan and Neil Young

It is name that tune time at Hyde Park where Bob Dylan and Neil Young will co-headline British Summer Time.

Tempting as it is I am going to pass on this one, the tickets are outrageously expensive. I saw Dylan at the Armadillo and could barely identify a single track. Neil Young seems to become more and more self indulgent with 20minute guitar solos.

Springsteen Broadway

The forthcoming feature of Springsteen Broadway is bound to enthral his many fans, but in truth not so sure how many it will win over as new fans.

It wasn't a concert, yet wasn't quite a stage show or one man show. A bit of both. I was lucky enough to catch it and thought outstanding, but I am a huge fan to start with.

The stories were endearing but again as a fan you probably know it all already through his music and biography. Wonderful to see him again in an intimate setting (Edinburgh Playhouse was also special) here is the setlist:

Growin' Up

My Hometown

My Father's House

The Wish

Thunder Road

The Promised Land

Born in the U.S.A.

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

Tougher Than the Rest

(with Patti Scialfa)

Brilliant Disguise

(with Patti Scialfa)

The Ghost of Tom Joad

The Rising

Dancing in the Dark

Land of Hope and Dreams

Born to Run

 The dropping of Mrs Springsteen is long overdue in my opinion (although as I have said before her solo stuff pretty good), she just grates with Bruce's vocal, overemphasises things and general is just a downer.

15 Tracks 2hrs 40mins and went bye in a heartbeat.

Cowboy Junkies - Mitchell Theatre

One of those horrible nights when there are two or three great gigs on. Very frustrating. However its been a long term ambition to see the Cowboy Junkies, so Old Dominion I am afraid had to be binned.

The gig was fantastic, suitably low key as you would expect and Margo Timmins was just sublime, her voice and delivery just incredible.

The key album is of course the Trinity Sessions and I was delighted to hear them perform Sweet Jane. Box ticked.

What Is Love For?

Its a great question! For one thing it is the title of an absolutely outstanding lp. Reason for blogging it that this is about to be released on vinyl for first time. Just in time for xmas or say a birthday!

 

I really think this deserves so much more recognition!

Del amitri - Barrowland

An absolutely superb gig from Justin and the band. The support simply superb in Trash Can Sinatra's, fuller review to follow but hard to pick a fault:

Steve Earle and The Dukes - Perth Concert Hall

Steve earle absolutely on blistering form at Perth. Been a while since I have seen him in with a full band and it was a real treat:

So You Wannabe an Outlaw 

Lookin' for a Woman

 The Firebreak Line
Walkin' in LA
Sunset Highway
 News From Colorado
My Old Friend The Blues
Someday  
I Ain't Ever Satisfied
I'm Still in Love With You  
You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had
Jerusalem
 Johnny Come Lately
The Galway Girl  
Little Emperor
Acquainted With the Wind
Copperhead Road
Taneytown
Hard Core Troubadour
The Week Of Living Dangerously
Play Video
If Mama Coulda Seen Me
Fixin' to Die
Hey Joe
Dixieland
Ben McCulloch
The Girl on the Mountain

Sorry for the formatting on this! But a great mix of new and old. Middle section outstanding especially I'm Still in Love With You and Someday.

Great gig and well done to the festival to get an artist of Steve calibre to headline.

Whatever Happened to bobbie Gentry

The Delta Sweete was for many many years the album I sought out in second hand record shops. I am pretty sure I have blogged about this before.Finally there is a decent re-issue to replace my terrible 6 or 7th hand copy!

An 8 CD re-release of all her work is coming and I am pretty pleased about this. Here is the track listing:

CD 1: Ode To Billie Joe
1.  Mississippi Delta
2. I Saw an Angel Die
3. Chickasaw County Child
4. Sunday Best
5. Niki Hoeky
6. Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You?
7. Bugs
8. Hurry, Tuesday Child
9. Lazy Willie
10. Ode to Billie Joe
11. The Seventh Son [previously unreleased]
12. I Saw an Angel Die (Demo) [previously unreleased]
13. Niki Hoeky (Demo) [previously unreleased]
14. Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You? (Demo) [previously unreleased]
15. Hurry, Tuesday Child (Demo) [previously unreleased]
16. Mississippi Delta [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
17. Sunday Best [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
18. Show – Off [Stereo version][previously unreleased]
19. La Siepe Original 7″
20. La Citta E’ Grande ”

CD 2: The Delta Sweete
1. Okolona River Bottom Band
2. Big Boss Man
3. Reunion
4. Parchman Farm
5. Mornin’ Glory
6. Sermon
7. Tobacco Road
8. Penduli Pendulum
9. Jessye’ Lisabeth
10. Refractions
11. Louisiana Man
12. Courtyard
13. The Seventh Son [Band version] [previously unreleased]
14. Feelin’ Good [demo] [previously unreleased]
15. I Didn’t Know [demo] [previously unreleased]
16. Morning to Midnight [Demo] [previously unreleased]
17. Refractions [Demo] [previously unreleased]
18. Louisiana Man [Demo] [previously unreleased]
19. Sermon [Demo] [previously unreleased]
20. Morning Glory [demo] [previously unreleased]
21. Jessye’ Lisabeth [demo] [previously unreleased]
22. Courtyard [demo] [previously unreleased]
23. Louisiana Man [‘The Tom Jones Show’ 06/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
24. Ode to Billie Joe [‘The Tom Jones Show’ 06/07/1968] [previously unreleased]

CD 3: Local Gentry
1. Sweete Peony
2. Casket Vignette
3. Come Away Melinda
4. The Fool on the Hill
5. Papa’s Medicine Show
6. Ace Insurance Man
7. Recollection
8. Sittin’ Pretty
9. Eleanor Rigby
10. Peaceful
11. Here, There and Everywhere
12. Hushabye Mountain
13. Skip A Long Sam
14. Conspiracy of Homer Jones [previously unreleased]
15. Sweet Peony [Alternate Version] [previously unreleased]
16. Cotton Candy Sandman [Demo] [previously unreleased]
17. Hushabye Mountain [Demo] [previously unreleased]

CD 4: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
1. Less of Me
2. Little Green Apples
3. Gentle on My Mind
4. Heart to Heart Talk
5. My Elusive Dreams
6. (It’s Only Your) Imagination
7. Mornin’ Glory
8. Terrible Tangled Web
9. Sunday Mornin’
10. Let It Be Me
11. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
12. All I Have to Do Is Dream
13. Walk Right Back
14. Sunday Mornin’ [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
15. Let It Be Me [Without strings] [previously unreleased]
16. Scarborough Fair/Canticle [without strings] [previously unreleased]
17. Love Took My Heart and Mashed That Sucker Flat [duet with Kelly Gordon]
18. Fool on the Hill [Japanese language version]
19. No me quiero enamorar [Spanish Language I’ll Never Fall In Love Again]
20. En Todas Partes [Spanish Language Here There and Everywhere]

CD 5: Touch ‘Em With Love
1. Touch ‘Em with Love
2. Greyhound Goin’ Somewhere
3. Natural to Be Gone
4. Seasons Come, Seasons Go
5. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing
6. I Wouldn’t Be Surprised
7. Son of a Preacher Man
8. Where’s the Playground, Johnny
9. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
10. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
11. More Today Than Yesterday
12. Spinning Wheel
13. Touch ‘Em with Love [Stereo version] [previously unreleased]
14. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
15. Seasons Come, Seasons Go [Demo] [previously unreleased]
16. Suppertime [previously unreleased]
17. God Bless The Child [previously unreleased]
18. Since I Fell For You [previously unreleased]
19. Save Your Love For Me [previously unreleased]
20. Here’s That Rainy Day [previously unreleased]
21. Stormy
22. This Girls In Love With You [previously unreleased]
23. Windows of the World

CD 6: Fancy
1. Fancy
2. Delta Man
3. Something in the Way He Moves
4. Find ‘Em, Fool ‘Em and Forget About ‘Em
5. He Made a Woman Out of Me
6. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
7. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
8. Rainmaker
9. Wedding Bell Blues
10. In the Ghetto
11. Fancy [Mono radio edit] [previously unreleased]
12. Apartment 21 [previously unreleased]
13. Away In A Manger
14. Scarlett Ribbons
15. Circle ‘Round the Sun [previously unreleased]
16. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
17. Wedding Bell Blues [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
18. Apartment 21 [Without strings] [previously unreleased]
19. Scarlett Ribbons [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
20. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Live on Top Of The Pops)

CD 7: Patchwork
1. Benjamin
2. Interlude 1
3. Marigolds and Tangerines
4. Interlude 2
5. Billy the Kid
6. Interlude 3
7. Beverly
8. Interlude 4
9. Miss Clara/Azusa Sue
10. Interlude 5
11. But I Can’t Get Back
12. Jeremiah
13. Interlude 6
14. Belinda
15. Mean Stepmama Blues
16. Your Number One Fan
17. Interlude 7
18. Somebody Like Me
19. Lookin’ In
20. Smoke
21. Joanne [previously unreleased]
22. Salome Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear [previously unreleased]
23. Benjamin [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
24. Belinda [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
25. Smoke (Demo) [previously unreleased]
26. The Girl from Cincinnati
27. You and Me Together

CD 8: Live At The BBC
1. Mississippi Delta [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
2. Papa Won’t You Let Me Go To Town With You [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
3. I Saw An Angel Die [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
4. My Dog Sargent [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
5. Ode to Billie Joe [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
6. Mornin Glory [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
7. Sunday Best [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
8. Hurry Tuesday Child [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
9. Nikki Hokey / Barefootin’ [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968][previously unreleased]
10. Penduli Pendulum [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
11. Ace Insurance Man [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
12. Chickasaw County Child [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
13. Recollection [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
14. Sweet Peony [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
15. Refractions [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
16. Greyhound Goin’ Somewhere [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
17. Cotton Candy Sandman [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
18. Open Your Window [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
19. Mother Nature’s son [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
20. Mr Bojangles [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
21. Your Number One Fan [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
22. He Made A Woman Out of Me [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
23. Billy the Kid [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
24. Wailing Of The Willow [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
25. Belinda [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
26. Circle ‘Round The Sun [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]

Whoiever has put this together has done so with a lot of care and attention. Long overdue.