KATHERINE FIRST and THE KITCHEN PARTY Dancing Tables and Dancing Chairs Fiddle First Music 002 www.katherinefirst.com In Ireland, one of the greatest honors a family can bestow upon a visitor is to invite that person into … Continue reading →
GARY CLARK JR. Live Warner Brothers Records www.warnerbrosrecords.com I’m writing this the day after we found out the policeman who killed Eric Garner wouldn’t be indicted. The day after we found out the only … Continue reading →
AARON NATHANS and MICHAEL RONSTADT Crooked Fiddle Nathans Ronstadt 001 Project’s Kickstarter Page This is an engaging, warm and intimate collaboration between songwriter Aaron Nathans and songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Michael G. Ronstadt (cello, guitar, mandolin). Following and … Continue reading →
PETER PAUL and MARY Discovered Rhino www.rhino.com I suspect that there are lots of things that the average person doesn’t know about Peter, Paul, and Mary. We think of them, if we think of … Continue reading →
CRAIG BICKHARDT The More I Wonder Stone Barn 1009 www.craigbickhadt.com Craig Bickhardt is a precisionist. By that I mean he crafts his songs with precision from the sharply wrought lyrics to the attention grabbing … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for December 14, 2014 I have complained about the lack of substantive Hanukkah music since I started WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS back in 1980. Each year I host a program of Christmas music on the Sunday before the holiday … Continue reading →
We’re proud to announce that starting in January 2015, Murder Ballad Monday will become part of the Sing Out! family of blogs. About two years ago I did a sweep of Facebook, looking for every and any folk music related … Continue reading →
2014 has been a year rich in new music. In the next two programs we’ll sample some of the fine music released this past year This week we’ll hear great music from Eric Bibb, Flaco & Max, Jim Lauderdale, Fassoux, … Continue reading →
Big news! We’re on our annual holiday hiatus this month, but wanted to add one more post for 2014 to announce that we are moving! We’re joining forces with Sing Out! magazine. We are tremendously excited and honored to join Sing Out!. … Continue reading →
Astonished was I. No, make that surprised beyond belief when I saw what Judith Zweiman and Paul Lubniewski posted on Facebook. It was an old club announcement from City Folk Nights at the The Sun Mountain Café promoting the schedule … Continue reading →
