![]() ![]() The story of the song’s composition is well known, and nearly as sacrosanct as the 36’ by 42’ flag that inspired it, a beloved relic in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. ![]() There will be fireworks, jet flyovers, and-one can hope-an impromptu off-key rendering by Vice President Joe Biden, the guest of honor. The Star-Spangled Banner, so often a prelude to our ceremonies for others, finds itself on center stage this weekend as Baltimore, the city of its birth, celebrates the national anthem’s bicentennial. ![]() He edited American Speeches for the Library of America, and Listening In: The Secret White House Tape Recordings of John F. Kat Hasty has a sublime three-song EP called Midland out today and we're featuring the title track, while Ashley Cooke drops another couple of songs from her extender sampler of shot in the dark.Īlongside them, Ashley McBryde has shared another taste of her new album The Devil I Know, Sophia Scott releases her Holler premiered 'Boots, Jeans, and Jesus' and we've got a pick from Miles Miller's Holler approved new album, Solid Gold.Ted Widmer is a historian based at Brown University. There's a whole host of other exciting new songs released today too. This week's featured act is Taylor Swift, who has three new songs in the playlist taken from 'Speak Now' (Taylor's Version), including the duet with Hayley Williams from Paramore. To be honest, we could all do with switching off our computers, blending up some frozen margaritas and taking the rest of the afternoon off.īut there is way too much exciting new music to cover! So we'll just have to make do with a jug of squash and Holler's Best New Country playlist. The sun is shining and the good tunes are blasting and we've all gone a little bit delirious. ![]()
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