For Bling And Country - The Dusty Sweeney Show

Episode six showcases Dusty’s love of all things banjo. He illustrates the plight of the much-maligned banjo picking salty dogs, who single-handedly invented social distancing before it became covid-cool. Dusty opens up his heart about his struggles as a banjoholic and his 5-string fingerpicking hillbilly addiction with his plucking anthem ‘Banjo Junkie’ and takes his relationship with his banjo–detox therapist to new heights. We also hear about the plight of forgotten ‘ban...

Episode 5 Continuing on from Dusty’s distress and concern over the modern influences on country music as previously covered in episode 2 -In this episode Dusty looks in more detail through the prism of modern country living. He tackles his struggles with social media and sexual liberation head on, with his sexually confused smartphone soul-searching soundtrack of the ages called ‘There Ain’t No Emoji For The Way I Feel’. He also embraces some of the age-old cultural traditions in...

Episode four showcases the important role that crime has played in the country music genre...from bank jobs to country music acoustic underworld mobs. Dusty talks about his own brush with the law and how he spent time on the inside for a crime he never committed and ironically, how his own criminal records like: ‘I’m a real Big Hit with Convicts’ just seemed to click with country-loving cons! Dusty also features songs from old-school traditional goons and routine loons like Heart Shaped Willi...

Two Chords And The Truth. In this episode Dusty gets to the core of country...to find that sometimes it’s just darn right rotten. He touches on those crazy things that folks just love to believe in like: Conspiracy Theories, UFO’s, Folklore, Superstition and Religion. Farm-friendly Evangelical leader and religious financier, Pastor Johnson, gives us his insight into the importance of religious fundraising through his Cow’s For Christianity Campaign. Dusty also delves into his Irish ...

In Episode Two Dusty tries to establish where country music went so badly wrong. As it went from real authentic country gloom to... corn syrup, sugar-coated, counterfeit, aint life sweet and dandy pop-country tunes. Dusty tries to defend his stance on traditional country songwriting - with songs like ‘Modern Country Feels Too Comfy’ and ‘Real Men Don’t Moisturise’. The Cosmic Toubadour also voices his concern for the future of Country Music, after his visit to t...

The first episode is an introduction to the main character and his background story. It illustrates Dusty’s difficult transition from; little known club singer to alien-abducted intergalactic cosmic country star, back to confused new-age country cow person and all-round showbiz personality. Dusty attempts to explain country music to the uninitiated listener through country music’s ‘Seven Deadly Sins’: Cheatin’ Lyin’ Shootin’ Boozin’ Blasphemin’ Gamblin’ and Rustlin’ Each deadly sin is ...