
For the Sake of the Song: Patty Griffin “Truth No. 2”
The first time I heard ‘Truth No. 2’ by the eminent Patty Griffin it was, in fact, being sung by The Chicks (who still had the Dixie in front of their name at the time). This […]
The first time I heard ‘Truth No. 2’ by the eminent Patty Griffin it was, in fact, being sung by The Chicks (who still had the Dixie in front of their name at the time). This […]
Eight years separate the 1998 Dixie Chicks release ‘Wide Open Spaces’, the group’s first album to feature Natalie Maines on lead vocals, and ‘Taking The Long Way’, the first album to follow the infamous 2003 Shepherd’s […]
Why music is better than psychology at exploring what is really happening with people. West Coast native Cam has taken her time releasing her two major label albums with each one having a gestation period of […]
I’m not ashamed to admit that the first time I heard a Patty Griffin song was when it was covered by the Chicks (née Dixie). The band are kind of a gateway drug after all, with […]
The Dixie Chicks are no more – the band continues, but they are now The Chicks. It’s a move prompted by the same criticism that caused Lady Antebellum to become Lady A a fortnight ago. To […]
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