If That Ain't Country

Series produced by Sean Hickey

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If That Ain't Country: a weekly, three-hour radio show featuring the very best in traditional country, honky tonk, bluegrass and western swing from the golden years 'til today. Including the popular If That Ain't Country's Year In Country Music - pulling out the big hits and memories from a weekly feature year in the world of country music.

Hosted by Western Red - it's US country music with an Australian twist, keeping true to the traditions that make country music great.

With a genuine love and deep respect for the music, the legends of the genre are right alongside the best of today's independent artists - a mix you won't find anywhere else.

We're broadcast around the world each week and we're always looking for new partner stations - if you are interested in more information or a welcome pack - please email westernred@ifthataintcountry.net.


390 Pieces

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Ep. 496 - Mel Tillis - Stateside
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring Mel Tillis' first album on the Kapp label: "Stateside" (1966). After a short time with RIC, and following a ...

Bought by KNCT FM, KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 495 - Dolly Parton - The Grass Is Blue
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the first in a trilogy of bluegrass albums that Dolly Parton released around the turn of the century: "The G...

Bought by KSRQ, KNCT FM, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 494 - Bobby Marquez - The Cowboy Way
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring the first album in nine years from Nashville transplant Bobby Marquez, "The Cowboy Way" (2018). Hailing fro...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, KNCT FM, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 493 - Sean Burns & Lost Country - We Gotta Lotta Truckin' To Do
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're jumping in the semi and travelling north to get our twang on with Winnipeg's Sean Burns & Lost Country. One of only a ...

Bought by KSRQ, KNCT FM, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Apr 29, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 492 - Jim Ed Brown - Bottle, Bottle
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a dynamite outlier from the late 60s career of Jim Ed Brown: "Bottle, Bottle" (1968). A lot of Brown's full ...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, KNCT FM, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 22, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 491 - James Carothers - Still Country, Still King: A Tribute To George Jones
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring a stone-cold country tribute to The Possum from Tennessee-native James Carothers: "Still Country, Still Kin...

Bought by KSRQ, KNCT FM, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 490 - George Strait - Beyond The Blue Neon
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring another ultra-consistent album from George Strait: "Beyond The Blue Neon" (1989). Over Strait's career (espe...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 489 - Eddie Noack on Allstar: 1962-1966
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're focusing on Allstar Records, a part song-poem part legitimate commercial label operating between 1953-1966 in Houston,...

Bought by KSRQ, KNCT FM, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 488 - Box o' 45s: Red Steagall
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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Red Steagall maintains that he was twenty-five years old before he knew anything other than mesquite trees, buffalo grass, barbed wire and Bob Will...

Bought by KSRQ, KNCT FM, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 487 - David Houston - Where Love Used To Live/My Woman's Good To Me
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a typical David Houston album from his Epic heyday: "Where Love Used To Live/My Woman's Good To Me" (1969). ...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 486 - Larry Boone - One Way To Go
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an off-the-beaten-path slice of the neo-traditional era from Larry Boone: "One Way To Go" (1991). Boone's so...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 485 - Curtis Potter - Them Old Honky Tonks
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the first of three albums compiled on the sensational Curtis Potter on Heart Of Texas Records: "Them Old Hon...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 484 - Ricky Skaggs - Highways & Heartaches
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring what remains Ricky Skaggs' only US platinum album, "Highways & Heartaches" (1982). A magnificent sophomore e...

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 483 - Dale Watson - Whiskey Or God
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a killer all-original album from classic country torchbearer Dale Watson: "Whiskey Or God" (2006). After sti...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 482 - Little Jimmy Dickens - Country Music Hall Of Fame
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's show we're featuring a later career album for longtime Opry staple and country music fixture Little Jimmy Dickens: "Country Music Ha...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Feb 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 481 - David Wills - Barrooms To Bedrooms
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the debut of Tennessean David Wills: "Barrooms To Bedrooms" (1975). Wills, only 23 years old at the time, wa...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 480 - Chris LeDoux - Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an album from the commercial peak of singing cowboy Chris LeDoux: "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy" (1992). L...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 479 - George Jones - Love Bug
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring high-top mid-60s George Jones at his best. Just for kicks, we're playing his fourth album for Musicor "Love...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 478 - Holly Dunn - Across The Rio Grande
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the third album from one of the neo-traditional movement's shining lights: Holly Dunn's "Across The Rio Gran...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 477 - Summer Dean - Bad Romantic
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the debut full-length album for Texan Summer Dean: "Bad Romantic" (2021). Born in Clay County, Texas and cou...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 2

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