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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman ups the country quotient of “Wheels” with the Desert Rose Band in 1984

May 31, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

This week’s Classic Clip is a little piece of history with Chris Hillman revisiting one of his classic tracks with his then very new band, The Desert Rose Band. Chris Hillman is now recognised as one […]

The Song Remains: Ronnie Hawkins 1935 – 2022

May 31, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Americana would not be the genre we have today without “The Hawk”. Legendary is an oft-misused term, particularly when applied to musicians, but it fits perfectly with Ronnie “The Hawk” Hawkins, a musician who was born […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Joan Shelley “Teal”

May 30, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

In the last Chain Gang article, Viv Fish connected us to the excellent ‘Fire In The Sea!’, an album by Maria Shiel, which commences with the sounds of the sea breaking against the shore and features […]

Classic Clips: Hank Wangford, Richard Thompson and Aly Bain “I’m S.A.V.E.D.” Somewhere on UK TV, August 1987

May 27, 2022 Clint West 0

Here on ‘Classic Clips’ we try to bring you the best and the most interesting clips from out there in videoworld. This week we bring you a rather unlikely trio of performers doing their thing on […]

I Write The Songs: Gretchen Peters

May 27, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

After a string of songwriters who made their names in the early days of country and what we now consider to be Americana, I wanted to turn our attention to a songwriter who is still very […]