This week’s retro video is a true classic written by the legendary Townes Van Zandt. If you watch closely, you might spot Van Zandt making an appearance or two in the video! As you would expect, the characterful vocals from Nelson and Haggard are excellent. Legend has it that the character of Lefty was based on Daniel Antopolsky, who toured with Van Zandt back in the day…read my interview with him here.
Here we go again with another "VERSIONS" in which our writers accumulate, disseminate, articulate and are frequently late with their musings about songs and how they are presented. This time Rick Bayles (a man who knows a thing or three) goes large with many people's favourite dead outlaw poet. Given…
Isbell performed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for the 'Outlaws and Armadillos' exhibition. When you combine the superlative talents of Jason Isbell (now Americana's favourite son) and Townes van Zandt, one of the truly great songwriters from the Outlaw era of country music, then you can…
Not his own mind you - who wants to work on their own birthday? Rolling Stone reports: "Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson's annual birthday bash kept the special surprise guests coming until late in the evening Tuesday night, getting the legendary Willie Nelson on the road again after…
From up north but now hiding in rural Suffolk. An insomniac music-lover. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, rock...whatever. Currently enjoying Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Tommy Prine, Jarrod Dickenson, William Prince, Frank Turner, Our Man in the Field...
