 Villainy on the Lowland Sea The ship was in a fix. Overtaken by an enemy galley, the captain looked for options to set her free. The cabin boy, at 15 the youngest member of the crew, offers to swim over to … Continue reading →
Thurday, March 26th, brought the sad news that John Renbourn, the legendary guitarist and Pentangle founder, had died from an apparent heart attack at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Renbourn was 70 years old. These words from … Continue reading →
Shortly we will all be inundated with recordings and TV documentaries commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House. The American Civil War has contributed some wonderful historical songs and tunes to the American Songbag. This … Continue reading →
     TOM PAXTON Redemption Road Pax Music www.tompaxton.com  From his early days in the âsixties Greenwich Village scene hobnobbing with the likes of Dylan and Baez, to the veteran performer he is today, this Grammy … Continue reading →
     LAURA MARLING Short Movie Ribbon Records www.ribbonmusic.com  For her fifth studio record, British folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling âwent electricâ â a point many will highlight while overlooking the deeper transitions at play on Short Movie. … Continue reading →
     BUBE DAME KĂNIG Traumländlein â Neue Folkmusik CPI Music 005 www.neue-volkslieder.de  Ich spreche kein Deutsch. I speak so little that I had to look up how to say, âI donât speak German,â just as … Continue reading →
     TOM BROSSEAU Perfect Abandon Crossbill 030 www.crossbillrecords.com  The press sheet sent to reviewers for Tom Brosseauâs quite intrepid latest solo project quotes the transfixing yet eerily intimate indie folk singer and deft songwriter on … Continue reading →
     JOHN REISCHMAN and THE JAYBIRDS On A Winterâs Night Corvus 023 www.johnreischman.com  Premier mandolinist, former Good Old Person, producer and stellar bandleader, John Reischman epitomizes the âtrue-vineâ spirit of bluegrass music in the 21st … Continue reading →
     ANNA FALKENAU FĂŠileacĂĄn na Saoirse Scroll Music 1401 www.annafalkenau.com  The Irish-to-English translation of Anna Falkenauâs solo fiddle album is, roughly, âButterfly of Freedom,â an apt descriptor. It reminds me of Kevin Burke projects in … Continue reading →
     STEVE EARLE and THE DUKES Terraplane New West 6329 www.newwestrecords.com  As a teenager in Texas, Steve Earle heard plenty of blues ⌠though, until now, the blues had usually been less in his own … Continue reading →
