Folkfinds: Mat Walklate’s “Cold In Hand”

Sing Out! Posted on by

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90564026″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] English harmonica wiz Mat Walklate is another incredibly versatile performer on his instrument. While his focus can vary depending on which of the several bands he’s playing with, he works predominantly in Irish … Continue reading →

Podcast: Black History in Words and Music
Episode #16-07 | airing 2-17-16

Sing Out! Posted on by

The next two programs will celebrate Black History Month. The African-American community has produced some of the strongest and most vital music in AmericanRoots Music. On this week’s program we’ll hear some classics from the early days of sound recordings … Continue reading →

“The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake” – Conversations with Death – 6

Sing Out! Posted on by

Our darling wandered far away… I had an odd reaction to that recent video of the rescue of a toddler running alone down the middle of a busy Highway 101 in Oregon.  A old, favorite song popped into my head … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: John Walkenbach & Friends’ “Opera Reel”

Sing Out! Posted on by

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238083895″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] We didn’t realize it when we picked this week’s tune, but old-time instrumentalist John Walkenbach has been tangentially featured in Folkfinds previously; he is among the old-time mentors Mexican banjo picker Juan Cordero … Continue reading →

Podcast: The Cowboy Way
Episode #16-06 | airing 2-10-16

Sing Out! Posted on by

If you grew up in the 1950s as I did you were interested in Cowboys and the Old West. There were countless movies and television shows depicting the life in the West. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and others were a … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Richie Rosencrans’ “The Longford Weaver > Carrousel Prime (Dreamer’s Circus)”

Sing Out! Posted on by

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234692602″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Portland Oregon’s Richie Rosencrans gigs around town on bouzouki with his mostly-Celtic bands The Stomptowners, Na Rosai and Outbound Traveler. He uses his personal Soundcloud page to post what he calls rough demos … Continue reading →

Podcast: Proper Place and Time
Episode #16-05 | airing 2-03-16

Sing Out! Posted on by

All my life I have been fascinated how music fits into daily life. This week on the SORM we’ll examine four recent projects which place roots music into perspective. We’ll hear music released to accompany Peter Guralnick’s fascinating new book … Continue reading →

Linden Arden and the Belfast Cowboy

Sing Out! Posted on by

“Linden Arden Stole the Highlights” Van Morrison’s album Veedon Fleece (1974) on which today’s song appears, represents a bookend to an artistic period in his career; a period that began with his seminal Astral Weeks (1968). Songwriter Glen Hansard once commented to NPR that Astral Weeks made … Continue reading →