AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Andrew Combs “Strange Bird”
After smoking, drinking and getting high on all manner of stuff with the Chain Gang over the last few weeks, it is time to clean up our act. At least a little bit. Last week, our […]
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Cajun Corner
Cajun Corner – BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet to stop touring
International ambassadors for Cajun music announce an end to touring. News has leaked out from Southern Louisiana that one of the region’s premier Cajun bands, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, have announced their retirement from touring and […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “A Case of You” – Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 1974
A few weeks ago I was watching BBC Saturday teatime song guessing game show ‘The Hit List’ (I know, but the only other options were the myriad of sporting events besieging the television channels) and was […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Cory Hanson “Pale Horse Rider”
The dictionary definitions of classic is either “judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind” or “very typical of its kind”. The former definition requires time, for […]
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The Other Side of Me: Sean Hannam on the power of the Pet Shop Boys
If it wasn’t for the Pet Shop Boys, I might not be into americana, but, funnily enough, I don’t owe it to their 1987 HI-NRG version of the country song, ‘Always On My Mind‘, which was […]