Tom Russell

And so once more to the 100 Club, the habitual stopover of Tom Russell in London for an evening of..

To say that Tom Russell was in a buoyant mood on-stage at the legendary 100 Club would be an understatement of huge proportions. There was a definite party atmosphere Tom's UK label Proper Records were out in force to support him and with good reason, the new album ‘October in the Railroad Earth‘ had sailed straight in

So it was with Tom Russell at London’s 100 Club on the penultimate night of his UK tour.

It doesn't pay to be late to a Tom Russell gig, you might miss the opening act who takes the stage to do a little “guess that tune” as he plays snippets of road songs. A little bit of Pancho and Lefty, a little snippet of Guy Clark, it could be anything, even Leonard Cohen.

An impressive, inspired set from the grandfather of Americana, whose deadpan sense of humour and powerful songwriting set him apart

Since her debut CD was released in 2005, Jewell has been praised throughout the country for her live show, and her Sings Like Hell appearance on Saturday was no exception.

Passing through Denver on their way to Durango in the southern part of the state, Russell made it very clear that being on the road isn't all that it's cracked up to be.