     STEELEYE SPAN Now We Are Six Again Park 113 www.parkrecords.com  No one else does it like Steeleye Span does it. Their unique blend of elegant singing (both lead and those perfect close harmonies) and … Continue reading →
     CHRIS JONES & THE NIGHT DRIVERS Lost Souls & Free Spirits Rebel 7518 www.rebelrecords.com  Though his voice is familiar to thousands as a DJ on Sirius XM radioâs bluegrass channel (a gig that has … Continue reading →
On Monday I introduced the song The Fower Maries and shared some of the historical back story to this song. Today I want to introduce another version of the song that tells us more of the story. Indeed there is something … Continue reading →
     HEGE RIMESTAD The Seed Keeper Turn Left 28 euridice.no  Subtitled âA musical tribute to the farmers of India,â this is a document of a trip Norweigan fiddler Rimestad took to the subcontinent, travelling and … Continue reading →
    MAJORSTUEN Live in Concert Majorstuen Fiddlerâs Co. 04 www.majorstuen.biz/  They may not be widely known outside Norway, but the five-piece fiddlerâs collective Majorstuen (which once included Ragnhild Furebotten) has been around for a decade and … Continue reading →
Glimpses behind the veil of power and majesty are quite rare. All too often the âofficialâ version is the one that gets carried throughout the ages. However, every now and again, we come across something that shows us the humanity … Continue reading →
     KONGERO Bakvända Världen Dimma 010 www.dimmaswe.com  The second outing by the four female voices that make up Kongero weaves an even lovelier blanket of song than their debut. No overdubs, no auto tune, this … Continue reading →
In our centennial celebration of Woody Guthrieâs murder ballads, weâve seen that murder and death in his songs are tools to illustrate his fundamental concept of justice. Â Sometimes itâs personal, as with âThe Philadelphia Lawyerâ and âEast Texas Redâ. Â More … Continue reading →
Being that tomorrow is Woody Guthrieâs 100th birthday, youâd think Woody would be the only Guthrie in the news right now⌠Not so! On Thursday July 12th, Rising Son Recordsâ website posted that an imposter Arlo Guthrie is on the … Continue reading →
So far in our week-long centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie and his murder ballads, weâve listened to the classic and amusing âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ and two hard hitting ballads, âLudlow Massacreâ and â1913 Massacreâ, which both tell different stories of the … Continue reading →
