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Songs of the Revolution: ‘Trouble in America’

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May 6, 2013

The British band Razorlight has some excellent commentary and nice sounds in the song ‘America.’ Southern nationalists will no doubt nod their heads in agreement when they hear the lyrics of this song:’ There’s nothing on the TV/ nothing on the radio that means that much to me/ All my life/ been watching America/...
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Songs of the Revolution: ‘Tennessee Waltz’

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April 6, 2013

The ‘Tennessee Waltz’ is one of the State songs of Tennessee and many Tennesseans identify with the tune. It was originally written as a country western song but has been adopted into many different styles.  It’s played by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band regularly and is always played after a victory in...
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Songs of the Revolution: ‘Molon Labe’

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March 18, 2013

Jake Cheek offers a defiant, pro-Southern message with a traditional Country music sound in this live version of his song ‘Molon Labe,’ a famous refrain that is historically attributed to King Leonidas I of Sparta. Cheek offers it in the same spirit to those who would attempt to disarm him or destroy his liberty and...
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A sidewalk leading to nowhere

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March 13, 2013
A sidewalk leading to nowhere

Mississippi writer and professor Stark Young, who later taught in Texas, Massachusetts and New York, imparted the following image and words of advice in his essay ‘Not in Memoriam, But in Defense’ that was included in the 1930 Southern agrarian manifesto, I’ll Take My Stand: I need not forget the grace I celebrate, nor the consideration for...
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Songs of the Revolution: ‘Dixie’ (with new lyrics)

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March 10, 2013

Matthew at Active South (who is also SNN’s resident artist) recently recorded a video with him playing ‘Dixie’ on guitar and singing. He adds some additional lyrics to the original version in this video. At the beginning of the video he also mentions a song by the band Seven Nations called ‘Scotland the Brave/Dixie’ which...
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Songs of the Revolution: ‘Braveheart’ meets metal

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March 10, 2013

This is a very well done home recording. If y’all like the movie ‘Braveheart’ and the music from it – and face it, very few Southerners don’t – and you like rock n’ roll you will almost certainly enjoy this. It will definitely get your Southern blood pumping for the revolution!
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Songs of the Revolution: Rock n’ roll ‘Dixie’

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March 1, 2013

The Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas produced ten charting albums in the 1970s and has enjoyed a long career making music. The band is named after the hometown of the original members. It has had many different members over its long life but has never been shy about proudly proclaiming its Southern identity....
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Croatian soccer fans & the Confederate flag

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February 15, 2013

Soccer fans in Croatia, specifically in the ancient city of Split, seem to be quite fond of Dixie’s most recognisable symbol. The Torcida-White Boys, one of the oldest soccer fan clubs in Europe, was formed in the 1950s. The name ‘White Boys’ refers to the team colours of NHK Hajduk Split (one of the local...
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Songs of the Revolution: ‘No One’s From Down Here Anymore’

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February 2, 2013

‘They’ll change the face of paradise, and complain it’s not the same. Then they’ll move on down our coastline to find new dunes to stain.’
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How Southern is your local gas station?

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February 1, 2013
How Southern is your local gas station?

If your local gas station doesn’t have fresh boiled peanuts how Southern is it? Thankfully, mine does. In fact, it serves two varieties of boiled peanuts – regular and Cajun flavoured. Also see: The South’s favourite snack
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Surfboards made in Dixie

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December 22, 2012
Surfboards made in Dixie

A Facebook friend, Noel, writes: My new board. All the boards I have produced will now carry this logo showing where they were made. Sick of seeing the striped banner on products made in Dixie. Click here to check out Revolution Surfboards
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Dr Walter Edgar on okra, a Southern delicacy

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December 19, 2012
Dr Walter Edgar on okra, a Southern delicacy

Southern history Dr Walter Edgar, the author of South Carolina: A History, recently spotlighted a Southern delicacy on his daily radio segment for National Public Radio. Click here to listen to his very short piece (1 minute) on the okra, its history here in the South and how it is typically cooked. Strangely enough,...
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