Another Country with Ricky Ross

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Music: Country: Experimental & New

Ricky Ross enters the landscape of Americana and alternative country

Ricky Ross enters the musical landscape of Americana and alternative country. Featuring new and classic tracks, with Ricky taking a closer look at the stories behind the songs

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Another Country with Ricky Ross: No Depression

No Depression

BBC Radio Scotland - Another Country with Ricky Ross, No Depression

An alt-country themed show featuring a conversation with Jay Farrar from Son Volt.

Exploring some of the key artists and songs of the alt-country scene which was described as the No Depression movement. Including a conversation with Jay Farrar from Son Volt.

Ricky explores some of the alt-country artists and songs that played a part in the No Depression movement and the acts who inspired it. He's also in conversation with singer-songwriter Jay Farrar from his home in St Louis, Missouri. Jay, one of the founding members of bands Uncle Tupelo and now Son Volt, reveals the records that inspired his sound and shares the themes behind his latest album, Electro Melodier.

Including music and connections from Woody Guthrie, The Byrds, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, The Jayhawks, Wilco and The Carter Family.

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