Flaco Jiménez and Tomás Ortiz Together Arhoolie 543 www.arhoolie.com Very few performers of Tejano and conjunto music have garnered the level of critical kudos that ace accordionist Flaco Jimenez has enjoyed over the course … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for April 6, 2014 HOST: Ron Olesko On Saturday April 5 I attended the NERFA One-Day Mini-Conference in Chatham,New Jersey. Held at the home of Sanctuary Concerts, this one day event was a great opportunity to meet … Continue reading →
Tom Lehrer (r) “Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.” — E. B. White You’re killing them out there Over the next week or two, we’re going to … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our Pushin’ the Envelope feature with some more players from the folk community taking some chances with great results. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1414.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . | To listen using Stitcher, click . Artist / … Continue reading →
ROSANNE CASH The River and The Thread Blue Note www.rosannecash.com Ever since her 1990 album Interiors, which marked the move from Nashville to New York City after divorcing Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash’s songs have … Continue reading →
CORN POTATO STRING BAND Corn Potato String Band Corn Potato www.cornpotato.com Led by ace old-time fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis, Corn Potato String Band can tear it up with the absolute best young old-time bands out … Continue reading →
THE TALLBOYS Fresh Daily The Tallboys www.thetallboys.com The Tallboys have long been the Northwest’s best-kept secret in old-time music. Pike Place buskers, community organizers, monthly square dance leaders, and genuinely nice folks, The Tallboys … Continue reading →
Various Artists You Are There Shanachie 622 www.shanachie.com Back in the previous century’s videocassette era, Shanachie put out a series of early-1950s live performances by country acts (including Chet Atkins, Ernest Tubb and Marty … Continue reading →
Eddie Cotton Here I Come DeChamp 114 www.eddiecottonjr.com A minister’s son from Clinton, Mississippi, Eddie Cotton Jr. grew up playing guitar and singing gospel songs in his father’s church (where he eventually became Minister … Continue reading →
VARIOUS Red Hot + Fela Knitting Factory Records www.knittingfactoryrecords.com It’s no surprise that Red Hot has dedicated a second volume of their series to the music of Fela, the pioneer of Afrobeat and himself … Continue reading →
