RACHAEL SAGE: Haunted By You
RACHAEL SAGE Haunted By You Mpress 0909 www.mpressrecords.com “Regal” is not usually a word I would generally use to describe Rachael Sage, but on her 10th CD, it is a perfect fit. Her cover … Continue reading →
To roam all alone on the shore
This is the third of three posts on the ballad “Bold William Taylor.” Read the first post here, and the second post here.Those of you who have been following my posts for a while may have noticed that I tend … Continue reading →
DAVID PHILIPS: The Rooftop Recordings
DAVID PHILIPS The Rooftop Recordings Black & Tan 037 www.black-and-tan.com Born and raised in the United Kingdom, singer-songwriter and guitarist Philips moved to Barcelona, Spain at age 24 and has lately released two solo … Continue reading →
Honor About This Year
I can’t believe it’s nearly forty years since I parted from my college sweetheart Peggy Noonan. Forty years … but who’s counting? I would let go, but every time I turn on a television political news forum, or pick up … Continue reading →
Gun and pistol she commanded
(photo by K. Bigger) This is our second post on the ballad “Bold William Taylor.” To read the first post, click here.When is a murder ballad not a murder ballad?The performance that brought “William Taylor” back to my attention (acknowledging … Continue reading →
PETE SEEGER: The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960
PETE SEEGER The Complete Bowdoin College Concert Smithsonian/Folkways 40184 Smithsonian/Folkways Website www.peteseeger.net If it was a difficult year for Sing Out! magazine co-founder and longtime columnist Pete Seeger, you’d never know it from the buoyancy … Continue reading →
BILL BURKE & FRED COON: Black Bear On The Mountain
BILL BURKE & FRED COON Black Bear On The Mountain oldtimeymusic.com www.oldtimeymusic.com There is something special about listening to musicians who have played together for a long time. Bill Burke & Fred Coon met … Continue reading →
PER ANDERS BUEN GARNAS: Seljord Anno 1935
PER ANDERS BUEN GARNAS Seljord Anno 1935 Talik 85 www.talik.no Garnås, a Hardanger fiddle player, won Norway’s annual folk music competition in 2010 and was offered a contract by Talik records, which suggested he … Continue reading →
BOWING 9: Force Majeure
Bowing 9 Force Majeure Dimma 011 www.dimmaswe.com It really is a string orchestra. Take six violinists, two viola players, a cellist and a bassist, all playing material composed for the group by members … Continue reading →
Bold William Taylor
Illustration from “Billy Taylor” broadside “The Tragedy of the Press-Gang: A True and Lamentable Ballad call’d Billy Taylor, shewing the fatal effects of Inconstancy.” Transvestism! Seafaring! Betrayal! Murder! In my last full week of posts, I explored “The Demon Lover” … Continue reading →