In our centennial celebration of Woody Guthrieâs murder ballads, weâve seen that murder and death in his songs are tools to illustrate his fundamental concept of justice. Â Sometimes itâs personal, as with âThe Philadelphia Lawyerâ and âEast Texas Redâ. Â More … Continue reading →
Being that tomorrow is Woody Guthrieâs 100th birthday, youâd think Woody would be the only Guthrie in the news right now⌠Not so! On Thursday July 12th, Rising Son Recordsâ 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, weâve listened to the classic and amusing âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ and two hard hitting ballads, âLudlow Massacreâ and â1913 Massacreâ, 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 →
We started our centennial celebration week with Woody Guthrie by listening to his âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ, a classic Country and Western song that he set to the tune of an older murder ballad. Â But, despite (or more accurately because of) the … Continue reading →
    BOO HANKS w/ DOM FLEMONS Buffalo Junction Music Maker 148 www.musicmaker.org www.musicmaker.org/artists/boo-hanks  Yes, field recordings are still being done in 21st-century America. Here Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops travels to Buffalo Junction, Va., to … Continue reading →
Woody Guthrie would have been one hundred years old this Saturday, July 14, 2012. Â Certainly there will be a great deal of writing, speaking, and (as no doubt Woody would have wanted it) singing to celebrate his centennial. Â Thatâs as … Continue reading →
âBy her lily white handâ (Banks of the Ohio) by Julyan Davis, 2012Â (linked music by Doc and Merle Watson) In my summer travels, a recent visit to my sister brought mention of her neighborâs art exhibition. Asheville-based Julyan Davisâs exhibition … Continue reading →
Robert Burns Imagine if you can a wild, stormy and seemingly endless winterâs night. You are child in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland. The year is 1754 and by the light of the fire in … Continue reading →
 What I like most about âFrankâs Wild Years,â is what a clever little liar it is and how â like all clever little liars â its lies reveal so many larger truths. Truths not just about this couple, Frank … Continue reading →
