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A Night to Remember: The Unknown Singer – The Claichaig Inn somewhere in the 80’s

November 4, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2

The true sense of community singing. Great musical nights are a function of many things so if you have had a hard days walking, something to eat and a few beers then you are likely to […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Flying Burrito Brothers “The Gilded Palace of Sin”

November 3, 2021 Rich Orpin 4

It’s been a couple of months since Jim Finnie’s wonderful article on ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’, in which he acknowledges a debt to Martin Johnson’s excellent piece on ‘Ballad of Easy Rider’. What better excuse than […]

A Night To Remember: Townes Van Zandt – The Hop & Grape, Manchester, December 9th 1994

November 2, 2021 Clint West 1

A rambling, shambling Townes talks a lot, tells long jokes and occasionally sings a song. You don’t always get to see your heroes, or sometimes they become your heroes too late. I never got to see […]

Whatever Happened to… Red Molly

November 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

Red Molly are a Roots/Americana trio originating from the upstate New York area. This is a band I’ve loved from the first time I heard them, though, surprisingly, they’ve never made a big impact outside of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang : Steve Earle “CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)”

November 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

In last week’s Chain Gang we had Johnny Cash cavorting and killing around the wild west and, at the end of his song, ‘Cocaine Blues’, advising the listener to “lay off that whiskey and let that […]