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Classic Americana Albums: Drive-By Truckers “The Dirty South”

March 15, 2023 Andy Davidson 3

From 2001 up until 2005 the Drive-By Truckers were a huge, powerful and overwhelming force. A juggernaut. They aggressively, yet eloquently gave a voice to the blue collar South. People at the whim of capitalist forces […]

The First Time: Guy Lincoln – The Pink Fairies, The Marquee Club, London, 3rd August 1976

March 15, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Memory and the memories that are associated with it is a strange and wonderful thing right? This ‘First Time’ series is all about memory and memories and in it we have shared in of some our […]

AUK Chain Gang: Rodney Crowell – “Bluebird Wine”

March 13, 2023 Tim Martin 2

Rick Bayles sent us off down a new rabbit hole last week with The Country Soul Revue. The Larry Jon Wilson song he featured set me thinking about the film ‘Heartworn Highways’ which featured Wilson. The […]

Classic Clips: Judee Sill “The Kiss” Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973

March 10, 2023 Graeme Tait 4

For this week’s Classic Clip I’d like to travel some fifty years back in time and briefly turn the spotlight on one of L.A.’s finest and most overlooked songwriters of the era as well as one […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Rodney Crowell Songs

March 9, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 4

At first glance, a statement on an artist’s own website that, “as many say, your favourite song was probably written by Rodney Crowell” sounds a little exaggerated. But as a quiet giant of the americana scene […]