30 August 2017

Roseanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ gets rerelease

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Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rosanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ with commemorative 12″ 180gram vinyl (and digital) editions which were released July 7. Originally released through Columbia Records on June 26, 1987, King’s Record Shop proved a pivotal album in the career of Rosanne Cash and in the emergence of Americana as an heir to traditional country music, Legacy Recordings said. Roseanne Cash commented: “King’s Record Shop was a watershed record for me, and, if I may say so, an important moment for women in country music at that time. It was the first time a woman country artist had ever had four #1 singles from one album. I was tremendously proud, and deeply honoured to work with the musicians who played on the album. Rodney Crowell was the guiding force, and he says he feels ‘blessed to have been a member of the team.’ I feel the same way: we were a team, and the work we created was captured in a shining moment that still gives pleasure these thirty years later.”

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Fairport Convention celebrates 50th anniversary with autumn tour

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In continued celebration of their 50th anniversary, British folk rock legends Fairport Convention have announced an autumn tour where they will play selected songs from their new album ‘50:50@50’, along with a selection of favourites from their extensive back catalogue. The autumn tour follows Fairport’s Cropredy Convention festival, near Banbury, Oxfordshire which takes place from August 10 – 12, 2017. The line-up includes Feast of Fiddles, Richard Thompson, Marillion and Petula Clark and Divine Comedy As well as selling out the Cropredy Festival this year, Fairport Convention continues to win critical acclaim. The band won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, and BBC Radio 2 listeners also voted one of British folk music’s high water marks – the groundbreaking album ‘Liege & Lief’ – ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’ around the same time. Songs from that album still make up a significant part of the band’s regular set list. Founding member Simon Nicol commented: “Fairport Convention have been extraordinarily fortunate to create a work ethic based on live performance. As someone whose hobby ultimately became a career, I’m happy every time the van pulls up outside my house to take me off on my travels, where the stage awaits, and I get a chance to make everyone happy that they made the choice to buy a ticket.” Fairport Convention’s line-up is Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion. The band will also play a set of dates across Scandinavia. The UK tour dates are as follows 20 Oct 2017 Emsworth Baptist Church 21 Oct 2017 Ilminster Square and Compass 22 Oct 2017 Ilfracombe Folk and Roots Festival 24 Oct 2017 Newbury Corn Exchange 25 Oct 2017 Gloucester Cathedral 26 Oct 2017 Ludlow Assembly Rooms 27 Oct 2017 Stow St Edwards Church 28 Oct 2017 Leicester Y Theatre 29 Oct 2017 London NELLS Further details can be found at www.fairportconvention.com

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‘John Mayer should do country’, say country stars

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Country music stars Lindsay Ell and Jon Pardi have called on John Mayer to cross over to the country genre, with radio host Bobby Bones suggesting that Mayer and Ell could work together. Speaking to Associated Press at the 2017 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on June 7, Bones commented on being one of the first country radio DJs to play Mayer’s ‘In the Blood’: “I went to his [Mayer’s] show in Minneapolis because I love the album [The Search for Everything]. I heard ‘In the Blood’ and thought I should be playing it, so I started playing it and then Satellite started playing it, and it was like “woah! This is a thing!”” Bones went on to suggest a CMT Crossroads episode that should feature Mayer and Ells working together. Ell is a known fan of Mayer and even covered John Mayer’s ‘Stop This Train,’ in her album released this year in March, Worth the Wait. On the subject of Mayer moving into the country genre, she added: “I think ‘In the Blood’ sounds awesome on country radio but I am biased as I think everything John Mayer records is great”. Also speaking at the CMT Music Awards, Jon Pardi commented: “John Mayer has put out two awesome country records before this one so he can do pretty much whatever he wants. I think he’s a really good artist and I think that probably most people in this building probably looks up to John Mayer. Come on! We need some more John Mayer!” Mayer is traditionally known as an acoustic rock and blues singer-songwriter but his recent record, ‘In the Blood’ with its resonator guitar sounds and familial themes, certainly has a country flavour. Maverick requested comment from John Mayer’s press office, but had not had a response by the time of publication.

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