    BRYONY GRIFFITH and    WILL HAMPSON Lady Diamond Selwyn 0007   www.selwynmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/BryonyandWill  English fiddler and traditional singer Bryony Griffith and melodeon player and dancer Will Hampson have played together in various ensembles … Continue reading →
We started our centennial celebration week with Woody Guthrie by listening to his âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ, a classic Country and Western song that he set to the tune of an older murder ballad. Â But, despite (or more accurately because of) the … Continue reading →
    BOO HANKS w/ DOM FLEMONS Buffalo Junction Music Maker 148 www.musicmaker.org www.musicmaker.org/artists/boo-hanks  Yes, field recordings are still being done in 21st-century America. Here Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops travels to Buffalo Junction, Va., to … Continue reading →
Woody Guthrie would have been one hundred years old this Saturday, July 14, 2012. Â Certainly there will be a great deal of writing, speaking, and (as no doubt Woody would have wanted it) singing to celebrate his centennial. Â Thatâs as … Continue reading →
âBy her lily white handâ (Banks of the Ohio) by Julyan Davis, 2012Â (linked music by Doc and Merle Watson) In my summer travels, a recent visit to my sister brought mention of her neighborâs art exhibition. Asheville-based Julyan Davisâs exhibition … Continue reading →
Robert Burns Imagine if you can a wild, stormy and seemingly endless winterâs night. You are child in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland. The year is 1754 and by the light of the fire in … Continue reading →
