Well that’s it from us for this week on a day which a friend of mine said to me this morning feels like Christmas following the Greens' by-election win in Gorton and Denton. Who knew that nice people could win? We leave you anyway with Go Light A Candle, the new single from legendary singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, featuring long-term collaborator Emmylou Harris and Lera Lynn.

Legendary singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell will return to the international stage in spring 2026 for a run of UK and European headline shows, including a stop at London’s Union Chapel on Sunday 27th April. The tour marks Crowell’s first UK headline run in over a decade, and follows the release of his acclaimed 20th studio album "Airline Highway" out now via New West Records.

Americana legend Rodney Crowell will release his 21st studio album, “Airline Highway”, on 29th August 2025 via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by Tyler Bryant and recorded & mixed by Trina Shoemaker in New Orleans, Louisiana. The album follows his 2023 Grammy Award-nominated “The Chicago Sessions”. “Airline Highway” features contributions from young blues and country artists, all of whom count Crowell as a foundational influence.

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The latest single from Rodney Crowell is a co-write with Ashley McBryde, who also delivers a powerful vocal performance alongside the legendary singer-songwriter. One of the song's highlights is a superb, dynamic guitar solo from Tyler Bryant, a producer and guitarist with The Shakedown, who has toured with the likes of Black Crowes and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Crowell says of meeting Bryant: …

Published in association with The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this hefty (357 pages + notes) book examines what Himes calls “a musical movement of outsiders who, in time, became influential insiders.” As this includes not only Harris and Cash but figures like Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Gram Parsons, Ricky Skaggs, Clarence White, and Townes Van Zandt, who all show up on AUK as key elements of the more country end of Americana.