Lucinda Williams outlines 12th album

By Martin Kielty
( Classic Rock )
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The Ghosts Of Highway 20 inspired by Lousiana interstate route

Lucinda Williams will release 12th album The Ghosts Of Highway 20 in February, she’s announced.

The follow-up to last year’s Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone was inspired by the interstate route that crosses Louisiana, where she was born.

Her lyrics conjure up characters who live on or nearby the highway, while she’s also included a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Factory and Woody Guthrie’s House Of Earth.

Featured musicians include guitarists Greg Leisz – who also co-produced the record – Bill Frisell and Val McCallum, alongside rhythm section Butch Norton and David Sutton.

The Ghosts Of Highway 20 will be launched on February 5. Williams tours Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks then returns to the UK and Europe in January.

Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.