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VERSIONS: “Satisfied Mind”
Written by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes “Satisfied Mind” takes hold of the age-old assertion that “money can’t buy you happiness” and expresses it in a simple song. Hayes claimed that the idea came from his his […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Rosanne Cash “The Sunken Lands”
Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny, has had to spend her professional life living up to her history. For the 2014 LP ‘The River & The Thread‘, she used that history and heritage to her advantage. The […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – only twenty four sleeps to go
Oh no – it’s actually December! How did that happen? Well, the same way that it always happens – Christmas and the annual festivities around a week off from Americana UK always seems so far away. […]
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Classic Clips: Emmylou Harris “(You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie”, Old Grey Whistle Test 1977
In 1977 Emmylou Harris was at the first of many high points in her career. ‘Luxury Liner’ had come out the previous year and work had started on ‘Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town’. While […]
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The Song Remains: Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)
Irish cultural icon status should not obscure his artistic gifts as a sublime lyricist. Anyone catching the mainstream media on 30th November 2023 could not fail to be moved by the tributes to Shane MacGowan following […]