As ever when the subject of americana comes up the issue of what it is bubbles right up with it. Back in the days when No Depression was an online community, there was a discussion where […]
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 […]
From The King of Juke Joint Swing to Queen Bey. Despite the anxiety of being designated driver for this week, I thoroughly enjoyed unpacking last Monday’s link by Guy Lincoln. The phrase ‘nom de plume‘ had […]
If the truth be known, and no disrespect intended, it’s always struck me as a little odd to start a list of ‘Top 10… whatever’ by emphasising the purely personal nature of the choices and the […]
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 […]
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