Sonny Landreth, the Louisiana slide guitar wizard releases his 11th album on the 28th May. Elemental Journey is something completely different, his first all-instrumental outing and his most adventurous work to date, it features guest stars handpicked by Landreth himself, including Joe Satriani who delivers an astonishing solo on track one, and Eric Johnson. The …
Paul Heaton is set to release the studio version of his outstanding soul opera The 8th on 2nd July. The new album features Paul Heaton himself, The Wire’s Reg E Cathey, Ex Beautiful South singer Jacqui Abbott, Cherry Ghost, King Creosote and many more. The album includes performances from the full original The 8th cast, …
In the latest Propermusic.com podcast, Bap Kennedy chats to Trevor Dann about his latest album ‘The Sailor’s Revenge’, working with Mark Knopfler, his days with Energy Orchard and growing up in Northern Ireland. Bap is joined by wife Brenda Kennedy and guitarist Gordon McAllister to perform three tracks from his new CD. The podcast is …
Paul Brady releases ‘Dancer In The Fire: A Paul Brady Anthology’ on the 23rd April via Proper Records. The new album is a rich and diverse double CD of Paul’s favourite recordings, personally chosen by the artist and serving as a companion to ‘Nobody Knows – The Best Of Paul Brady’, a single CD compilation …
Nanci Griffith releases her brand new studio album ‘Intersection’ on the 20th February via Proper Records. “It’s emotional for me, and it’s personal, and it makes my heart pound, thinking I’m going to be totally exposed here,” says Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Intersection is not an …