

This is a bi-weekly feature in which I post on AWT the top albums and debuts in the airplay charts from Americana Music Assoc., XM Cross Country and FMQB Non-Commercial Adult Alternative chart. Watch this in Studio video of "Holding Things Together: After all he has come through in his life, it is good to see Haagard look back and realized he enjoyed the journey. Not that Haggard leaves the honky tonk behind, as evidenced by "Runaway Momma," but I think this introspective journey is one we will all take before the end of our lives. Kiss the lips of your friend and pray, pray, pray.

Til he gives me the call the hardest of all will be learning to live with myself." Or consider the words from "Pray", "Get your eyes off yourself. Down through the years he took all my peers and left me here in the clay. For example, on "Learning to Live with Myself" he sings, "I learned to live with my darlin' God took my darlin' away. His songwriting has been served well by the years and lyrically he is writing introspective songs characterized by depth and honesty. Legends like Merle Haggard don't get airplay. Unfortunately that is the current reality of mainstream country radio. Too bad the Nashville brass has failed to notice. In recent years Haggard has experienced a renaissance and has released some albums that could rank up there with his classics. Recorded at Ricky Skaggs place in Hendersonville, Tennessee The Bluegrass Sessions features an all-star lineup:Īlison Krauss - Voclas on "Mama's Hungry Eyes" In fact, you have no choice but to listen. So it would be real easy for such an album to get lost in the shuffle. Louth has been supplying musicians, both beginners and professionals from all over Ireland for more than 54 years.It seems a lot of artists are jumping on the acoustic bandwagon and putting out Bluegrass albums these days. Ireland’s Favourite Music Store! The Sound Shop in Drogheda Co. The business grew quickly so it wasn’t long before a much larger premises was needed and just a few doors away from the original shop stood Mayoralty House a historic building with charm that became the home of music in Ireland for the next 37 years, With the success of the business and rise in popularity of out of town shopping the Sound Shop needed to be part of this movement so the decision was made to finally leave North Quay and built a brand new 12,000 sq ft mega store along with a 900 seat theater the TLT where both business still reside today 2022. The Sound Shop was established in 1968 by Tommy Leddy and Sean McEvoy, Tommy and Sean had being hiring PA equipment for some time from their homes and seeing there was a gap in the market for musical equipment and instruments they went on to open their first shop in 14 North Quay Drogheda, and so the Sound Shop was born. Alison Krauss)Ībout the Sound Shop Drogheda (Ireland Ltd.) When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss).

Walking The Floor Over You (Ernest Tubb).Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Sons Of The Pioneers).Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (Bob Dylan).To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) (Ryan Adams).That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine (Gene Autry).Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver).Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition).Portland, Oregon (Loretta Lynn & Jack White).Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (Shania Twain).Love Is Like A Butterfly (Dolly Parton).Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (Faron Young).It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells).Islands In The Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton).I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (The Soggy Bottom Boys).Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kris Kristofferson).He Thinks He’ll Keep Her (Mary Chapin Carpenter).Flowers On The Wall (The Statler Brothers).Can The Circle Be Unbroken (The Carter Family).By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell).Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys).Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Willie Nelson).Ain’t Going Down (‘Til The Sun Comes Up) (Garth Brooks).
