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Mermaid Avenue released ; extensive touring and promotion in USA ; The Blokes are born

 

January     Dublin, Ireland - recording sessions for the Mermaid Avenue Project
7th Publication Launch, USA - Exile On Mermaid Avenue
March 6th Publication The New Statesman, UK - From Dagenham To The Dustbowl
21st radio KGSR, Austin, TX, USA - interview
Gig SXSW, Texas Union Ballroom, Austin, TX, USA
29th Gig Royal Albert Hall, London, England - Roy Bailey's "40 years in music" celebration
May 1st radio "The Magazine Interview", BBC Radio 5, UK - interviewed by Nicky Campbell
16th radio "Crossing Over", BBC Radio 4, UK - interview and session
June 5th Gig Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, England
6th Gig Fleadh, London, England
9th Gig Mean Fiddler, London, England
14th Gig Guinness Fleadh, Randall's Island, New York City, NY, USA
20th Gig Guiness Fleadh, Arlington Racetrack, Chicago, NY, USA
25th radio "Morning Becomes Eclectic", KCRW Radio, Los Angeles, CA, USA - interview and session
Gig House Of Blues, Los Angeles, CA, USA
28th Gig Guinness Fleadh, Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA, USA
29th Mermaid Avenue released in UK & USA
Gig The Roxy, Boston, MA, USA
television Late Show With David Letterman, USA - "California Stars" with Wilco
30th Gig Theatre Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, USA
July        Publication Uncut, UK - Tunes Of Glory
Publication Musician, UK
1st radio "Talk Of The Nation", National Public Radio, USA - interview and session
Gig 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
2nd Gig Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA - early show
Gig Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA - late show
4th radio "Anthem", USA - interview and session
7th radio "Morning Edition", National Public Radio, USA
9th radio Robert Elms Show, GLR Radio, London, UK - interview
radio John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, UK - session
10th radio John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, UK - interview
12th Gig "Mountain Stage", Charleston, WV, USA
14th Gig Woody Guthrie Birthday Hootenanny, Crystal Theater, Okemah, OK, USA
15th television "Austin City Limits", Austin, TX, USA
radio "Mermaid Avenue", BBC Radio 2, UK - special 1 hour documentary on the Mermaid Avenue Project
radio "Nightwaves", BBC Radio 3, UK - interview
28th Gig Phoenix, Toronto, Canada
29th Gig Roxy, Boston, MA, USA
30th Gig Park West, Chicago, IL, USA
August     radio DNTO, Canada
Publication Rhythms, Australia - Something To Bragg About
Publication Request, USA - Hard Travelin'
1st Gig WOMAD Festival, Seattle, WA, USA
2nd Gig University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
3rd Gig Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
5th Gig MacEwan Hall, Calgary, Canada
7th Gig Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton, Canada - concert
8th Gig Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton, Canada - workshop with Arlo Guthrie, Roy Forbes, Ramblin' Jack Elliott
21st radio "World Cafe", WXPN, Philadelphia, PA, USA - interview and session
22nd radio Johnny Walker Show, BBC Radio 2, UK - guest presenter
24th Publication Who Weekly, Australia
28th Gig Waterloo Records, Austin, TX, USA - instore performance
29th radio Johnny Walker Show, BBC Radio 2, UK - guest presenter
September         Publication Juice, Australia
Publication Rolling Stone, Australia
Publication Speak, USA
3rd television VH1 TV, Europe - highlights from the Fleadh Festival, 6th June 1998
7th Gig Detroit, USA - Labor Day Rally
8th Gig Majestic Theater, Detroit, USA - benefit for Detroit newspaper workers
10th Publication The Alliance, Detroit, USA - Bragg Rocks Motown, Finds Miracle
13th television "The Argument", BBC 1, UK - debating nationalism
14th Gig Borders, London, England
15th radio Cybil Ruscoe Show, BBC Radio 5, UK - phone-in discussion
radio Mary-Ann Hobbes Show, BBC Radio 1, UK - discussing "Saving Private Ryan" and personal heroes
17th Publication "Still Suitable For Miners" by Andrew Collins - the official biography of Billy Bragg is published
20th radio "This Morning", CBC Radio 1, Canada
22nd television "Hot Type", CBC2, Canada - discussing Mermaid Avenue
24th television "Politically Incorrect", USA - discussing Starr investigation
Gig Borders, Santa Monica, CA, USA - instore session
25th Gig Amoeba Records, San Francisco, CA, USA - instore session
26th Gig Music Millenium, Portland, OR, USA - instore session
29th Gig The Roxy, Boston, MA, USA
30th television Conan O' Brien Show, USA - "California Stars" with Wilco
October         Publication Folk Roots, UK
1st Gig Barnes & Noble, New York, NY, USA - instore session
7th radio WFUV Radio, New York City, NY, USA
10th Gig Hechelei, Bielefeld, Germany
11th Gig Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
13th Gig Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany
14th Gig Wartesaal, Cologne, Germany
15th Gig Batschaap, Frankfurt, Germany
16th Gig Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
18th Gig Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
19th Gig Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium - recorded and released as the "Mermaid Tour" official bootleg
20th Gig Forum, London, England
24th radio "Loose Ends", BBC Radio 4, UK
31st radio Johnnie Walker Show, BBC Radio 2, UK - session
November         Publication Uncut, UK - Consuming Passions
2nd Gig Riverside, Newcastle, England
3rd Gig Metropolitan University, Leeds, England
4th Gig Academy, Manchester, England
6th Gig Royal Court, Liverpool, England
7th Gig Octagon, Sheffield, England
9th Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key released in UK
radio XFM, London, England
10th Gig Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
11th Gig Rock City, Nottingham, England
12th Gig Forum, London, England
television ITV, UK - highlights from the Fleadh Festival, 6th June 1998
13th Gig Pyramid, Portsmouth, England
14th Gig Anson Rooms, Bristol, England
27th Gig Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
28th Gig First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
29th Gig E-Town Radio Show, Boulder, CO, USA
December         Publication New Internationalist, UK - The NI Interview
Publication Rolling Stone 1998 Rock & Roll Yearbook, Australia
1st Gig Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
2nd Gig Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
3rd television "Politically Incorrect", USA - scheduled to appear but did not due to supporting striking entertainment industry staff
4th Gig House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA, USA
5th Gig Maritime Hall. San Francisco, CA, USA
7th Gig Union Ballroom, Austin, TX, USA
9th Gig Phoenix, Toronto, Canada
10th radio "Acoustic Cafe", USA - interview
Gig The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
11th radio KROQ, Los Angeles, CA, USA - interview
Gig Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA
12th Gig Irving Plaza, New York, NY, USA
13th Gig Pearl Street, Northampton, MA, USA
15th television David Letterman Show, USA - "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" with Natalie Merchant
28th radio "Today", BBC Radio 4, UK - interview
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