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Top 7′s Archive
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Top 7: Tom songs
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsIn celebration of Tom Russell (who turned 58 on Saturday), we set ourselves the thankless task of picking our seven favourite albums of his, then distilling the selection still further... -
Top 7: Railroad worksongs
Posted on March 2, 2011 | No CommentsAlthough many of his songs include references to rail travel (eg “Folsom Prison Blues”), Johnny Cash also recorded proper “train songs”. Our top seven selection today picks out some personal... -
Top 7: World Wide Webb!
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 1 CommentThe tenth anniversary of honky tonk hero Webb Pierce’s passing and the recent visit of the Webb sisters to Proper HQ inspired the following trawl through the archives to amass... -
Top 7: Valentine’s Day Is Over….
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsFrom hearts and flowers to broken crockery and recriminations, the patron saint of florists and greetings card manufacturers has plenty to answer for. A certain technology company would doubtless say... -
Top 7: Paddy power chords
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsMarking the sudden passing of guitar hero Gary Moore, our latest Top 7 honours him and other Emerald Isle axemen… -
Top 7: Folk Awards
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsAlthough these prestigious awards have been in existence since 2000, the popular spin-off compilation CDs only started appearing in 2005 – meaning that the newly-released 2011 version is the seventh... -
Top 7: Carpet Baggers
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 1 CommentThe announcement of the Oscar nominations means that the countdown to the 83rd Academy Awards has now well and truly begun. And ahead of the eagerly-awaited ceremony, here’s a recap... -
Top 7: Turn that racket DOWN!
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe music television and youth programmes of today owe their existence to a clutch of pioneering shows. Let us therefore transport you back to a small screen world pre-dating wall-to-wall coverage of Glastonbury... -
Top 7: Groovy funsters
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsInspired by Bellowhead’s recent barnstorming appearance on BBC’s Hootenanny (“Hootenanny!”), we’ve plunged into the archives to bring you some previous Proper performances in the “Later” studio, avec Jools. Round of... -
Top 7: Rockets from the Crypt
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsInspired by BBC4′s forthcoming documentary on Sister Rosetta Tharpe (scheduled for January 14th), our first top 7 foray of 2011 focuses on some of the religious delights lurking in Proper’s...
