Let’s imagine the existence of a country where there’s no music. No, make that where there is music, but only a small percentage of the population can afford to listen to music, due to a patchwork of archaic laws, political … Continue reading →
Bob Dylan visiting Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in prison before launching the “Night of the Hurricane” benefit concert, part of the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour (1975) [Note: Just as this post was being finalized, news broke of Rubin Carter’s death. You … Continue reading →
Ween (photo by Danny Clinch) This is the fourth and final post in our initial, two-week foray into Murder Ballad Comedy. Today’s post refers back to the earlier three, which you can read here: “The Irish Ballad” (Ken) “Lizzie Borden” … Continue reading →
I was “thumbing” through the electronic files from my original Folk Music Notebook (all of my original blog entries have been imported to this new blog at Sing Out! Magazine’s website) when I came across a story that stirred up … Continue reading →
This week we begin a two-part special on the other anniversaries from 1964. There has been so much notice the past couple of years of the 50th Anniversary of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles that I thought it would … Continue reading →
We received word earlier today that Rod Kennedy, music lover, impresario and founder of the Kerrville Folk Festivals, passed away this morning in Kerrville, Texas, at 84. As anyone who ever visited his Quiet Valley Ranch, amidst the dust and … Continue reading →
When musicologists first began collecting folk songs, they found themselves studying the communities and the kinship the songs had with the common people in the localities they were examining. In the early 20th century the study of folk songs took … Continue reading →
Introduction Ken started us last week on a new, short, and lighter path for a few posts – murder ballad comedy. We learned the obvious from John Cleese – that indeed, dark humor can be good humor, and really has … Continue reading →
We’re sad to report that songwriter, singer and guitarist Jesse Winchester died on Friday, April 11th, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. Jesse first appeared with a debut album produced by Robbie Robertson of The Band. It had a … Continue reading →
Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) Ken here. I’m back again. As it turned out, I had another one in the chute and ready to go. This is our second installment in a short “Murder Ballad Comedy” series. You can read the first … Continue reading →
