Rachel Harrington in session
Tonight's programme features a session with Oregon born singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington, whose style mixes folk, country, blues and old-time gospel.
Tonight's programme features a session with Oregon born singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington. Her style mixes folk, country, blues and old-time gospel, and captures a sense of the old American West with an authenticity which is earning her comparisons with neo-traditionalist Gillian Welch. Of her 2007 album 'City of Refuge' the Irish Times wrote "This album is like tuning into some obscure backwoods American radio station from sepia-tinted days of yore. There is an innocence, a willingness, an awkwardness and an honesty that shines through. Her music inhabits that fertile space between folk, bluegrass and country."
Over the past few years Rachel has toured relentlessly in the UK, earning her a growing following of fans. She catches up with Bob in the middle of her latest tour which sees her performing 40 dates back-to-back.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Down At The Twist and Shout
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Lady A
American Honey
- Need You Now.
- Parlophone.
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Dale Watson
Carryin' On This Way
- Carryin' On.
- Me and My Records.
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Glen Campbell
Gentle On My Mind
- The Capitol Years.
- ZONOPHONE.
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Laura Cantrell
Vaguest Idea
- When The Roses Bloom Again.
- SPIT & POLISH.
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Wiggins Sisters
You Take The Town
- Minnesota.
- WAMA MEMBER.
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Justin Townes Earle
One More Night in Brooklyn
- Harlem River Blocked.
- bloodshot.
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Steve Earle
Hopeless Romantics
- The Devil's Right Hand.
- MCA.
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Rachel Harrington
In My Bed
- Rod Clements.
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Rachel Harrington
House of Cards
- Rod Clements.
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Rachel Harrington
Bury Me Close
- Rod Clements.
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Poco
Here We Go Again
- The Forgotten Trail (1969-74).
- Epic LEgacy.
Broadcast
- Thu 19 Aug 2010 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2