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.


360 Pieces

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Ep. 546 - Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this episode we're featuring an oft-overlooked album from Cal Smith: "Country Bumpkin" (1974). The title track itself, of course, was Smith's bi...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 545 - The Whites - Whole New World
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a 1985 album for family band The Whites: "Whole New World". When family patriarch and lynchpin of the group ...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 544 - Daryle Singletary - That's Why I Sing This Way
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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Back in 2018 we lost one of this generation's purest traditional country's voices. At the age of only 46, Daryle Singletary passed away, leaving be...

Bought by KEOS, RadioFreePalmer, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 543 - Starday: Country & Western Golden Hit Parade
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're celebrating an iconic label: Don Pierce's Starday Records. Formed in the early 50s by Lefty Frizzell's manager Jack S...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 542 - Moe Bandy - Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this episode we're featuring a Moe Bandy album from the height of his solo success: "Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry" (1978). Before his duets wit...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:03
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 541 - Ray Sanders - Feelin' Good Is Easy
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the first solo album from Kentucky-born Ray Sanders: "Feelin' Good Is Easy" (1969). During his college years...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 540 - Hoot Hester - On The Swinging Side
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a rare lead vocal performance from Kentucky fiddleman Hoot Hester: "On The Swinging Side". Stints with local...

Bought by KEOS, RadioFreePalmer, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 539 - Hank Williams, Jr. - Habits Old And New
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring one of the most honest albums in the long career of Hank Williams, Jr.: "Habits Old & New" (1980). After a s...

Bought by KEOS, RadioFreePalmer, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 538 - Hank Thompson - Live At The Golden Nugget
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an irresistible live album from Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys: "At The Golden Nugget" (1961). Recor...

Bought by KEOS, RadioFreePalmer, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 537 - I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring some unearthed West Coast country on the hitherto-unknown Howdy Glenn from our friends at Omnivore Records: ...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 536 - 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...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 535 - Buck Owens - Sings Harlan Howard
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring one of the best albums in the long career of Buck Owens: "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard" (1961). Born in D...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 534 - Mark Chesnutt - Too Cold At Home
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the major label debut for Mark Chesnutt: "Too Cold At Home" (1990). Having dropped out of high school to pur...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 533 - 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, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 532 - Larry Ballard - Honky Tonk Heaven Is A Hell Of A Place To Be
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the second album (of three) for Michigan's Larry Ballard: "Honky Tonk Heaven Is A Hell Of A Place To Be" (19...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 531 - John Mark Davis - The Bayou Self Sessions
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 fourteen years from bayou-dweller John Mark Davis: "Bayou Self Sessions" (2018). John Ma...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 530 - Gene Davis: California Country King
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the music of one of The West Coast's most popular club draws in Missouri's Gene Davis. Davis tripped over to...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 529 - Randy Travis - Old 8x10
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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This week we're featuring the follow-up to one of the biggest selling albums of the 80s: Randy Travis' "Old 8x10" (1988). It was of course the answ...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 528 - Ray Price - Sometimes A Rose
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring Ray Price's brief return to his alma mater at Columbia Records: "Sometimes A Rose" (1992). Price had been w...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 527 - Bakersfield Birthday Bash!
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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This week we're celebrating 400 episodes (!) of the show by playing a stack of that twangy, steel-rich brand of country music known as The Bakersfi...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3

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