I am a long-time fan of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s ‘Will The Circle Be Unbroken’ project. For me, it’s the ground zero of americana music – the point at which country rock and traditional […]
Memories of my one and only encounter with The Man in Black. Johnny Cash walks onstage introducing himself simply by saying “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” not really needing any introduction. It is August 30, 1994 […]
Johnny Cash swaps prisoners for hippies as he moves from Folsom Prison to Haight Ashbury back in 1968. Folk might argue as to what the high point of Johnny Cash’s lengthy career was – the […]
Last week Lyndon Bolton opened up the world of Bear Family Records which left virtually unlimited options for this week’s AUK Chain Gang given their more than extensive roots music catalogue. However, for us music […]
Timeless versions of classic old-time tunes by a master interpreter and instrumentalist. This is a special record, and it is all the more special because Norman Blake is now 83. If you think you have […]
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