THE DAVID MAYFIELD PARADE Good Man Down David Mayfield 002 www.thedavidmayfieldparade.com Given that David Mayfield has been involved in a wide variety of musical endeavors ranging from the family bluegrass band he grew up playing … Continue reading →
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR The Warm Up EP Jakarta Records 062 www.jakarta-records.de If you’re looking for a world music perspective in hip-hop, look no further than Ghana-born hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador. His third release … Continue reading →
WINGDALE COMMUNITY SINGERS Night, Sleep, Death Drag City www.dragcity.com Apparently, it was a shared love of old-time music that initially brought the Wingdale Community Singers together over a decade ago. It can be hard to tell … Continue reading →
WINDY HILL Let’s Go To The Fair Windy Hill http://windyhillbluegrass.com I saw this Northern, California-based bluegrass band at last year’s well-attended Susanville Bluegrass Festival. From the first few notes it was apparent, from both … Continue reading →
ERIC BURDON ‘Til Your River Runs Dry ABKCO 8906 www.abkco.com Eric Burdon returns to action with this set of ten originals plus Marc Cohn’s “Medicine Man” and Bo Diddley’s “Before You Accuse Me.” That … Continue reading →
THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Satan Is Real / Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 Light In the Attic 075 www.lightintheattic.net CHARLES LOUVIN with BENJAMIN WHITMER Satan Is Real: The Ballad Of The Louvin … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-36 – New Late Summer Releases, Pt. 1 Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways … Continue reading →
Thinking about the musical question “Did you ever wake up with bullfrogs on your mind?,” the response for me is a “yes.” With deference to David Bromberg’s fine rendition of “Bullfrog Blues” (the one I first heard), I Rana come … Continue reading →
“The Devil’s Right Hand” (artwork courtesy of Christopher Konecki ) Introduction After enjoying Pat’s excellent exposition of the Grateful Dead’s “China Doll,” I want to turn this week to the third song of the initial trio I envisioned to start … Continue reading →
Canadians hoping to see non-Canadian acts at coffeehouses, bars and other venues will be seeing a reduction in the choice of artists or a dramatic spike in ticket prices. This will be due to new legislation that dramatically increases the … Continue reading →
