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Thursday's Bob Harris Country show featured a live session from Alison Moorer, plus live music from Jessi Alexander, Jedd Hughes and Dierks Bentley. (Bob Harris Country from SXSW is no longer available on the BBC Radioplayer.)
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On Saturday, Bob's show on Radio 2 featured live music from Anne McCue, Darden Smith, Erin McKeown and Patty Griffin.
(Bob's SXSW Saturday show is no longer available.)
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Bob's final show from South By Southwest was his Sunday afternoon show on 6 Music, which featured live sessions from Rosie Thomas, Jesse Malin, Ron Sexsmith, and Sally Crewe, plus more great live music recorded at the music conference.
(This show is no longer available.)
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BOB'S POCKET GUIDE

1. What are you looking forward to the most about SxSW?
The atmosphere. Austin is know as the 'live music capital of the world' . Most of the venues are concentrated around 6th Street, where several blocks are closed to traffic for three days as thousands of festival goers mill between the many different clubs and stages in a cacophony of sound

2. Which band or artist are you tipping for big things after SxSW?
Anne McCue.

3. What's been the best discovery you've ever made at SxSW over the years?
Best performance was by Lucinda Williams at Stubbs Club. Best local band are the Hot Club of Cowtown.

4. If you could recommend one album by a Texan band or artist what would it be?
Anything by Robert Earl Keen!

5. Who's your favourite Texan artist of all time?
Bob Wills - of course!