CHRIS JONES & THE NIGHT DRIVERS Lost Souls & Free Spirits Rebel 7518 www.rebelrecords.com Though his voice is familiar to thousands as a DJ on Sirius XM radio’s bluegrass channel (a gig that has … Continue reading →
On Monday I introduced the song The Fower Maries and shared some of the historical back story to this song. Today I want to introduce another version of the song that tells us more of the story. Indeed there is something … Continue reading →
HEGE RIMESTAD The Seed Keeper Turn Left 28 euridice.no Subtitled ‘A musical tribute to the farmers of India,’ this is a document of a trip Norweigan fiddler Rimestad took to the subcontinent, travelling and … Continue reading →
MAJORSTUEN Live in Concert Majorstuen Fiddler’s Co. 04 www.majorstuen.biz/ They may not be widely known outside Norway, but the five-piece fiddler’s collective Majorstuen (which once included Ragnhild Furebotten) has been around for a decade and … Continue reading →
Glimpses behind the veil of power and majesty are quite rare. All too often the ‘official’ version is the one that gets carried throughout the ages. However, every now and again, we come across something that shows us the humanity … Continue reading →
KONGERO Bakvända Världen Dimma 010 www.dimmaswe.com The second outing by the four female voices that make up Kongero weaves an even lovelier blanket of song than their debut. No overdubs, no auto tune, this … Continue reading →
In our centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie’s murder ballads, we’ve seen that murder and death in his songs are tools to illustrate his fundamental concept of justice. Sometimes it’s personal, as with “The Philadelphia Lawyer” and “East Texas Red“. More … Continue reading →
Being that tomorrow is Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday, you’d think Woody would be the only Guthrie in the news right now… Not so! On Thursday July 12th, Rising Son Records’ website posted that an imposter Arlo Guthrie is on the … Continue reading →
So far in our week-long centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie and his murder ballads, we’ve listened to the classic and amusing “Philadelphia Lawyer” and two hard hitting ballads, “Ludlow Massacre” and “1913 Massacre”, which both tell different stories of the … Continue reading →
BRYONY GRIFFITH and WILL HAMPSON Lady Diamond Selwyn 0007 www.selwynmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/BryonyandWill English fiddler and traditional singer Bryony Griffith and melodeon player and dancer Will Hampson have played together in various ensembles … Continue reading →
