Billy Bragg And Joe Henry Post Video For Jean Ritchie Cover The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry have posted a video for their cover of Jean Ritchie's The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore.
The song will feature on their new album, ‘Shine A Light - Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’, which is set to arrive on September 23 via Cooking Vinyl.
Discussing the inspiration behind the new record, Bragg said:
"Railroad songs provided the bedrock of American popular music, from Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing Brakeman, to Lead Belly, whose repertoire provided several of the songs for this project. In this country, Lonnie Donegan’s 1956 hit ‘Rock Island Line’ sparked the skiffle craze, inspiring a generation of British teens to pick up guitars and form the groups that invaded American in the 60s, from the Beatles to Led Zeppelin.
Growing up in the UK, I'd always been aware of this tradition but when I traveled to the US, I was surprised to find how few people look to the railroad as a means of transport. With this project, we wanted to explore the transformative power that the coming of the railroad had on the lives of ordinary people by taking these songs back to the places that inspired their creation. Traveling on the train and recording the songs as we went allowed us to both visit places that were important 125 years ago when the lines were laid, but to also explore the viability of the railroad as a means of transport in the 21st century."
Bragg and Henry will bring their Shine A Light tour to the UK this November. Kicking off with two nights at Union Chapel in London, they will then make additional stops in Canterbury, Brighton, Portsmouth, Coventry, Guildford, Bury St Edmunds, Nottingham, Manchester and Lincoln. Tickets are on sale.
Billy Bragg And Joe Henry Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon November 07 2016 - LONDON Union Chapel
Tue November 08 2016 - LONDON Union Chapel
Wed November 09 2016 - CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre
Thu November 10 2016 - BRIGHTON St Georges Church
Sat November 12 2016 - PORTSMOUTH New Theatre Royal
Sun November 13 2016 - COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
Mon November 14 2016 - GUILDFORD G Live
Tue November 15 2016 - BURY ST EDMUNDS Apex
Thu November 17 2016 - NOTTINGHAM Playhouse
Fri November 18 2016 - MANCHESTER Royal Northern College of Music
Sat November 19 2016 - LINCOLN Engine Shed
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