Last year Bela Fleck released My Bluegrass Heart, a two CD collection of self-penned bluegrass instrumentals. It’s a return to the music that initially established him as one of the foremost performers on the five-string banjo. This week we present … Continue reading →
As you may already know, I have a fondness for folk music from the United Kingdom. This week we sample some new and some classic U.K. folk. We’ll hear new music from Fay Hield, Martin Simpson, Ye Vagabonds, John Smith … Continue reading →
This week we revisit Old-Time Sweethearts, Volume 1 & 2 on the Dittyville label. The recording project grew from the isolation of pandemic times, and features music made by musicians from the same household. There are great old-time duets from … Continue reading →
This week we present an encore of Under the Covers: classic performances of songs not written by the performer. There was a time when the occupation of songwriter did not automatically include singer in the description. Usually a songwriter wrote … Continue reading →
