John Filo’s Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of the then 14 year old Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller, one of the four Kent State University students killed by National Guard troops at on May 4, 1970. … Continue reading →
Nate Leath and Friends Volume 2 Patuxent Music 224 www.pxrec.com A common lament heard in old time and bluegrass music circles at the end of the 20th Century went something like this: “All the … Continue reading →
Peggy Seeger Everything Changes Signet Music www.peggyseeger.com Everything Changes is not at all a Peggy Seeger recording I would have anticipated. It is far more a chanteuse album than an album of folk songs. … Continue reading →
The Carmonas The Carmonas Self-Released www.thecarmonasmusic.com The Carmonas are a family band built around singers Alison and Aaron and guitarist Chad. Their debut full-length album has eleven songs, all originals. Eben Cathey on banjo, … Continue reading →
Makem and Spain Sessions, Vol. 1 Red Biddy www.redbiddy.com If the name Makem rings a bell, it’s because Rory is the offspring of Irish folk legends Tommy and Sarah Makem. He once had a … Continue reading →
Whiskey Shivers Whiskey Shivers CBM 001 www.whiskeyshivers.com Long ago, bluegrass was dubbed folk music in overdrive. Decades later, punk’s faster-and-louder ethos experienced a faster/who-needs-louder breakaway as a new generation pogoed to fiddle breakdowns and … Continue reading →
Ani DiFranco Allergic To Water Righteous Babe www.righteousbabe.com Carpel Tunnel Syndrome may have forced her to tamper her power-cord guitar assault, but poetic depth and sharp-edged literacy remain as potent as ever on Ani … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for November 9, 2014 For nearly four decades, Irish American musician, singer and songwriter Danny Quinn entertained audiences in the U.S., Canada, Ireland and England. He performed in pubs, coffeehouses, concert stages and festivals, singing a blend … Continue reading →
Like many of you I discovered English Traditional Music through the aid of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. There’s much more to English Folk and Folk Rock than those two bands. In this, the first part of a two part … Continue reading →
Bob Dylan and The Band The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11 Columbia Legacy 888750 161222 www.legacyrecordings.com A legend in their time, Bob Dylan’s basement tapes were informal sessions recorded on three … Continue reading →
