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Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Tim Martin
My colleague Paul Kerr asked the key question in his entry for the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time. What exactly is a great song? I took what might be seen as the coward’s way […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonny Brick
Yes, it’s a fool’s errand, but this feature helps contributors like me to express their love for particular songs which, to them, define the nebulous americana genre. My top ten includes some of the biggest names […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Martin Johnson
Everybody loves a list, except perhaps the person whose job is to write it in the first place. Picking the top 10 songs in a genre that is known for the quality of its songwriting is […]
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The Song Remains: Garth Hudson (1937-2025)
A virtuoso, an artist, an inventor, a genius – Garth Hudson, the mystic. It almost makes sense that Garth Hudson was the last surviving member of The Band, he seemed to live his life almost outside […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Sweet Talk
In March of last year (2024), my phone pinged signalling a message. It was from a good friend of mine, who spends part of his year living in Australia, and it was a video clip, from […]