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A tribute to Rab Noakes with some of his favourite country music and the artists who inspired him. Featuring archive conversations with Ricky and acoustic session performances.

A tribute to singer-songwriter and music lover, Rab Noakes, with archive conversations and live recordings from 2014 and 2017. It's another chance to hear Rab sharing some of his favourite country music records and the artists who inspired him, all illustrated with great stories from his life.

Rab Noakes was the first Scottish musician to record in Nashville with his 1973 album Red Pump Special. As a radio producer and executive, he was responsible for country music programmes having a regular home on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland.

2 hours

Last on

Tue 22 Nov 2022 20:00

Music Played

  • Justin Townes Earle

    Champagne Corolla

    • Kids In The Street.
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Sixteen Tons

  • Ray Charles

    Take These Chains From My Heart

    • Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music: Volume Two.
  • Clarence Ashley

    Walking Boss

  • Rab Noakes

    Out Of Your Sight

    • I'm Walkin' Here.
  • Jade Jackson

    Back When

    • Gilded.
    • ΄‘±·°Υ±υ‐.
    • 002.
  • Johnny Cash

    Still In Town

    • Old Golden Throat.
  • The Davis Sisters

    I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

  • The Byrds

    Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man

    • Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde.
  • Rab Noakes

    Branch

    • Red Pump Special.
  • Angelina

    Mandolin Man

    • Vagabond Saint.
    • Wonderfulsound.
    • 001.
  • Alan Jackson

    Don't Rock The Jukebox

    • Don't Rock The Jukebox.
  • Maria Muldaur

    Honey Baby Blues

    • Waitress In A Donut Shop.
  • Charlie Rich

    Behind Closed Doors

    • Ultimate Country.
    • Crimson Productions.
    • 005.
  • The Great Albatross

    An Evening

    • Asleep In The Kaatskills.
    • LP Records.
  • Steve Earle

    Fearless Heart (1987 Live in Manchester)

  • Gillian Welch

    Hard Times

    • The Harrow And The Harvest.
    • Acony.
    • 8.
  • Rab Noakes

    The Goodnight Loving Trail

Ricky and Rab in the Another Country studio

Ricky and Rab in the Another Country studio

Broadcasts

  • Tue 23 May 2017 21:00
  • Fri 26 May 2017 20:00
  • Tue 22 Nov 2022 20:00

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