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Classic Clips: Glen Campbell “Gentle On My Mind” – Ryman Auditorium, 1999

June 6, 2025 Daisy Innes 5

“He has more talent than anybody outta have”, Bobby Bare said as he introduced Glen Campbell on the 1999 Ryman Country Homecoming show. He sure was right. A classic clip captures a moment in time, here […]

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Classic Clips: Cry Cry Cry “I Know Why The River Runs” – Radio Heartland, 2018

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So-called ‘supergroups’ in this genre aren’t a new thing. Think the Pistol Annies, or I’m with Her. Only this year, Mary Chapin Carpenter joined forces with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart for the excellent “Looking For […]

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Classic Clips: Dawes “A Little Bit of Everything” – New York, 2019

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In the most wretched way, Dawes became very visible earlier this year after drummer Griffin Goldsmith lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fires. He and brother Taylor are the only constant members of the band, […]

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Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

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Tony Joe White was a firm favourite artist from the first time I saw him, appearing at the BBC Paris Theatre in Lower Regent Street, London, recording a set for Radio One’s ‘In Concert’ series back […]

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Classic Clips: Bobbie Gentry “Ode to Billie Joe” – BBC, 1968

May 9, 2025 John Lee 1

Classic clips might not get any more classic than this one. In the summer of 1967, a smoky Southern voice drifted out of transistor radios and into the American consciousness with a story that refused to […]

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