Last seen: Apr 27, 2026
A bit of swamp pop from Louisiana.
Rice, Rice, Hillman & Petersen included this modern murder ballad, “The Mystery That Won’t Go Away”, on their “Running Wild” album. It was written...
AI is here to stay I’m afraid. It is now a matter of how it will be used and the implications of this. As Rick has highlighted it is already impacting...
Great cover by Barney Bubbles and a great band. For a brief period it looked like they might break out of the pub rock circuit. I saw them numerous ti...
Bob Neuwirth was around when a lot of musical magic happened.
The AUK obituary is scheduled for Monday.
I’ve always like “World Gone Wrong”, Dylan’s second album of solo folk songs. The covers tend towards the darker side of the human experience and Dyla...
It would be interesting to hear Mark’s views on an out of tune blues tune.
@paul-villers Back to Memphis for this version by Jim Dickinson and Sid Selvidge.
Garcia and Grisman’s “Not For Kids Only” has been refreshed and rereleased. Simple stuff but full of integrity.
@paul-kerr Hard country and its ability to mix real pathos and unbelievable cringeworthy sentimentality
@paul-villers Let us not forget, Paul, that the Dead covered Marty Robbins’ “Big Iron” and “El Paso”. Your Dad was on to something.
@paul-kerr Western is an important part of the whole history of country music. It was Western Swing that brought Western to country in the late 1920s ...
We all know that Irish, Scottish and English folk music is a key part of America's own musical traditions. here we have a coals to Newcastle situation...
Jeb Loy Nichols mixes reggae with his country rock and soul. Horace Andy has covered his songs as well.