DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER Little Blue Egg Red House 251 www.redhouserecords.com If you encounter a list of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century and Dave Carter’s name not on it, walk away. … Continue reading →
The Civil Wars (photo by Allister Ann) [This is our third post this week on The Civil Wars’ “Barton Hollow.” Read the first one here, and the second one here.]Take me to the riverIn her debut week with the blog, … Continue reading →
ANAIS MITCHELL Young Man In America Wilderland anaismitchell.com To find an artist who has the vision and ambition of Anais Mitchell, one would have to look beyond the current crop of singer-songwriters, to poets … Continue reading →
Phil Leadbetter, affectionately known as bluegrass’ veteran dobro master “Uncle Phil,” has been fighting a long battle with cancer. He announced that he was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkins Lymphoma in early 2011. His updates over the months have been a … Continue reading →
The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee [This is the second post this week on “Barton Hollow,” by The Civil Wars. Read the first one here. Also, this post is not about the Mick Sterling album Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.]I … Continue reading →
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifter’s Hymnal Bordello 12-003 Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Web Site “At least we ain’t Lazarus and have to think twice about dying,” the grizzled Hubbard philosophizes … and with song titles like … Continue reading →
The Civil Wars With two Grammy Awards to their credit this year, The Civil Wars hardly need our blog to lift them out of obscurity…to the extent that we are able to lift anybody out of obscurity for anyone. Good … Continue reading →
MARIEL VANDERSTEEL Hickory Mariel Vandersteel www.marielvandersteel.com Mariel Vandersteel is a young fiddler who grew up in California. She attended a number of music camps which nurtured her old-time abilities. But at the same … Continue reading →
Bob Weir [This is the fourth post this week on Marty Robbins’s “El Paso.” You can find the first one here, the second here, and the third here.]I’ve found over the course of doing my weeks at the blog that … Continue reading →
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! I’ve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
