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The Song Remains: Rusty Young 1946 – 2021

April 20, 2021 Rick Bayles 6

Founding father of country rock, legendary steel guitar player and Poco frontman. On April 14th we lost one of the great pioneers of Country-Rock. Norman Russell Young, known to all as “Rusty” and as a frontman […]

A tribute to my beautiful lost mum, Pat Whitfield

January 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 15

A week last Thursday the phone went at 7.45 in the morning, a call which I’ll never forget. My dad told me that in the middle of the night, my mum had completely out of the […]

The Song Remains: Tony Rice 1951 – 2020

January 6, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Legendary bluegrass artist and master acoustic guitarist Tony Rice passed away peacefully on Christmas Day 2020 and his passing was appropriately announced via a statement by his friend of many years, and bluegrass and country music […]

The Song Remains: Hal Ketchum 1953 – 2020

November 27, 2020 Rick Bayles 1

It’s with much sadness that we’ve learned of the death of Hal Ketchum, who passed away at his family home on Monday night, due to complications from dementia, after three years of battling with the illness […]

The Song Remains: Billy Joe Shaver 1939 – 2020

October 30, 2020 Clint West 0

Famously described by Willie Nelson as “the greatest living songwriter” Billy Joe Shaver led an eventful and often tragic life before succumbing to a massive stroke at the age of 81. Although he will perhaps be […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]