bluecrow music for the best in blues, country, folk, R and B, jazz and all other genres of indie, rock and roots music.
Deschanel Gordon follows in the footsteps of saxophonist Xhosa Cole, who won the Competition in 2018 and went on to win
Breakthrough Act of the Year at the 2020 Jazz FM Awards and Jazz Newcomer of
the Year in the 2019 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, with a performing schedule that
has taken him to the most prestigious venues across the UK.
AC/DC Make History with Sixth #1 Album on Australian Charts
According to the Daily Mail,
AC/DC have landed their sixth #1 album on the ARIA charts in their native
Australia with new album, Power Up. They have made history by being the only
Australian band to have #1 albums on the ARIA chart at least once over the
course of five decades.
On hearing the news, lead guitarist Angus Young commented:
"A very big thank you to Denis, and all at Sony Music Australia, and
everyone else in Australia who’ve put in their time, effort and creativity to
get PWR/UP to number one!"
Headline Planet reported yesterday (November 21st) that Hits
Daily Double crowned Power Up the winner of the US sales race. The album
reportedly sold 114K US copies during the official tracking period. Units from
track sales and streams bring the total to 121K in activity.
AC/DC's 17th studio album, Power Up, is out now. Check out the
BraveWords review here.
The Limited Edition Deluxe Lightbox, CD, Vinyl and Digital
Download editions of Power Up are available here. The official AC/DC
store also has an array of order options, which can be viewed
The Limited Edition Deluxe Lightbox, CD, Vinyl and Digital Download editions of Power Up are available here. The official AC/DC store also has an array of order options, which can be viewed at this location..
The album reportedly sold 114K US copies during the official tracking period. Units from track sales and streams bring the total to 121K in activity.
Live
concerts with a capacity of up to 100 have been given the green light to resume
again in the areas with the lowest coronavirus infection rates in Inverness
and Stornoway are expected to host some of the first indoor gigs this month -
ending a long hiatus triggered when the country's live events sector was put
into total shutdown in March.
Venues
in Level One areas are now allowed to stage shows as long as crowds are seated,
strict social distancing is enforced, and track and trace measures in place#
Some
venues will be able to stage shows with a capacity of up to 250 if they are
able to accommodate two metre social distancing if the area they are in moves
up to Level One.
Among
the first gigs to go ahead will be a show by folk-rock group Torridon this
Saturday at the Ironworks, an Inverness venue which has two other shows lined
up over the next few weeks.
Lewis
singer-songwriter Colin MacLeod is due to play two show at the An Lanntair arts
centre in Stornoway next week.
New
guidance published by the Scottish Government states: “Performing arts venues
are permitted to open where audience members have allocated seats (either
physical seats or marked areas of the ground within which households must sit)
and with restricted numbers, two metre physical distancing and hygiene measures
in place.
The band will return to playing asap but for now join John on Saturday and lift a glass and keep your chins up.
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Elvis Costello & Steve Earle will play UK Americana Awards
UnCut magazine have reported that The 2021 UK Americana Awards will take the form of a virtual ceremony on January 28, including performances by Elvis Costello and Steve Earle (with more names to be announced).
The UK Americana Music Association (AMA-UK) yesterday revealed the winners of their special awards: Elvis Costello for the AMA-UK 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award; Mavis Staples for the International Lifetime Achievement Award; Christine McVie for the Trailblazer Award; and Steve Earle for the International Trailblazer Award. A new category, the Songwriter Legacy Award, was specially created this year for the late John Prine.
Jack White has shared a new video where he proudly shows off his custom Fender Telecaster guitar. The clip was unexpectedly released by The Raconteurs' YouTube account on November 16, with the White Stripes musician guiding the viewer through the details of his beloved instrument.
The last Glasshouse Acoustic Session of a 'most unusual' 2020 features live-streams and pre-records by Oakleas Rise (2pm), Tommy Philpot (3pm) and 2Steps 4Words (4pm).
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Bold and different - The
Guardian 9/10 - 'A stunning
interpretation of contemporary chaos...a gorgeous whiplash of delirium and
hazy reveries' - The Line of Best Fit ★★★★★ 'Mesmeric. Atmospheric. Totally beguiling' - R'n'R (R2 Magazine) 'Entrancing... songwriting
of a real rich quality, all held together by an intensity of approach, by a
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8.00 pm Friday 18 December – Martin & Eliza Carthy
Martin Carthy and his twice Mercury nominated daughter Eliza Carthy, join forces to perform for you.
Martin is a legendary ballad singer and guitarist who has influenced a generations of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, while Eliza has been twice-nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and a multiple-award winner at the BBC Radio Two Folk awards.
