Blog: lonesome music

Buck Owens rather than Buckfast, obviously. So then, I'm assuming that most of our (UK) readers had a local pub during their formative years. Well, we did and what a fine no-nonsense establishment it is too. No jukebox, but a bar stereo stocked with an impressive range of straight-up country and celtic delights. As it's nearly time for a trip home, let's have a warm up with some straight-up honky-tonk round here. Austin's The Derailers have been putting out boot-stomping, hangdog honky-tonk for a decade now, and their tribute to Buck [...]

• Derailers - Cryin' Time
• Derailers - Down on the Corner of Love