New release: Loudon Wainwright III – Lifetime Achievement

New release: Loudon Wainwright III – Lifetime Achievement

Loudon Wainwright III has announced his new album Lifetime Achievement, is to be released August 19. His first album of new original songs since 2014’s Haven’t Got The Blues Yet, Lifetime Achievement finds LWIII in a state of deep reflection at age 75, over a set of 15 recently written, insightful and incisive gems that he wasn’t even planning to pen.

Richard Thompson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Awards

Richard Thompson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Awards

Congratulations to Richard Thompson, who was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Harry Shearer at last nights UK Americana Association Awards Show. Thompson gave a great acceptance speech where he described Americana as “a parallel culture not a sub culture” before performing. @RthompsonMusic wins Lifetime Achievement @TheAMAUK. pic.twitter.com/wVZYvYqAG6 — ricky ross (@rickyaross) February 2, …