We started our centennial celebration week with Woody Guthrie by listening to his “Philadelphia Lawyer”, a classic Country and Western song that he set to the tune of an older murder ballad. But, despite (or more accurately because of) the … Continue reading →
BOO HANKS w/ DOM FLEMONS Buffalo Junction Music Maker 148 www.musicmaker.org www.musicmaker.org/artists/boo-hanks Yes, field recordings are still being done in 21st-century America. Here Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops travels to Buffalo Junction, Va., to … Continue reading →
Woody Guthrie would have been one hundred years old this Saturday, July 14, 2012. Certainly there will be a great deal of writing, speaking, and (as no doubt Woody would have wanted it) singing to celebrate his centennial. That’s as … Continue reading →
“By her lily white hand” (Banks of the Ohio) by Julyan Davis, 2012 (linked music by Doc and Merle Watson) In my summer travels, a recent visit to my sister brought mention of her neighbor’s art exhibition. Asheville-based Julyan Davis’s exhibition … Continue reading →
Robert Burns Imagine if you can a wild, stormy and seemingly endless winter’s night. You are child in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland. The year is 1754 and by the light of the fire in … Continue reading →
What I like most about “Frank’s Wild Years,” is what a clever little liar it is and how — like all clever little liars — its lies reveal so many larger truths. Truths not just about this couple, Frank … Continue reading →
Look into the eyes of this attractive and rather worried looking young woman. What sad story do you see? What tale of despair and dreams gone bad? What demons? What lost angels? What, you don’t see any of … Continue reading →
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the 2012 recipients of the United States’ highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The NEA National Heritage Fellows recognizes folk and traditional artists for their artistic excellence and efforts to … Continue reading →
Look at the eyes of this cute and rather worried looking chihuahua. What sad story do you see? What tale of despair and dreams gone bad? What demons? What lost angels? If you don’t already know from the title of … Continue reading →
Sheila Kay Adams is a keeper of songs and stories that stretch back hundreds of years, and an American treasure. Most folkies know her name, but if you’re not familiar with her and you’re developing a love for traditional American … Continue reading →
