HowellDevine Modern Sounds of Ancient Juju Arhoolie 550 www.arhoolie.com In 2013, HowellDevine’s delightful Jumps, Boogies & Wobbles became the first new blues album that the roots-music devotees at Chris Strachwitz’s Arhoolie Records had released … Continue reading →
Fleck and Washburn Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Rounder Records www.rounder.com When I first heard that Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn had married I thought it was a joke, though that was in part … Continue reading →
In my last post, I looked at how – through music – people tried to make sense of the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, in which a group of Mormon militiamen deceived and murdered 120 members of the Baker-Fancher … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/184051966″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] If you’ve been reading Sing Out!’s Facebook page or website, you know we continue to emphasize our historic focus of bringing people together through song. This week’s folkfinds pick nods to Community Sings … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our 2 part feature focusing on musicians who push the envelope taking their music to new places. We’ll hear selections from Renata Bratt, Leyla McCalla, Ooodoo, Ken Bloom and many more. Expand your sound palate with … Continue reading →
In September of 1857, in a meadow about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City, a group of Mormon militiamen murdered 120 people. The victims were members of the Baker-Fancher wagon train, making their way from Arkansas to California. All … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for January 25, 2015 Not even a month old, 2015 has delivered several powerful new recordings from some of the folk communities guiding lights as well as talented new artists on the rise. I spent a significant … Continue reading →
I love when artists take their music to new places. The next two programs feature musicians who stretch the tradition. We’ll hear music from Sam Amidon, Aonymous 4 with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, Alison Brown and many more. Come … Continue reading →
This week we’ll hear some of the talented women who followed the paths blazed for them by the earlier generation of Old-Time players and singers featured in Part 1. In addition to individual performers we’ll hear bands that featured women … Continue reading →
COSY SHERIDAN Pretty Bird Waterbug 0116 www.waterbug.com With clear poetic lyrics and mostly-acoustic arrangements based around Cosy’s impeccable guitar work, it doesn’t get better than this. Her guitar and vocal were recorded live, a … Continue reading →
