Elaine Romanelli was a guest on my most recent radio show. Elaine visited the WFDU-FM studios to promote her new CD The Hour Before. It is a beautiful recording from a gifted voice that more people need to hear. Her … Continue reading →
In 1966 Bob Dylan was struggling with the recording of his next album. He was having little success recording in New York City. His producer Bob Johnston suggested they move the sessions to the CBS studios in Nashville. Bob took … Continue reading →
ERYNN MARSHALL and CARL JONES Sweet Memories … Never Leave Dittyville 006 www.dittyville.com Georgia-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carl Jones has been a well-known figure in old time music circles for decades through his … Continue reading →
LEONARD COHEN Can’t Forget Columbia Records www.columbiarecords.com Just months after Leonard Cohen released Popular Problems, with very little warning, as well as the sumptuous three CD + DVD Live In Dublin set, here comes … Continue reading →
FRANK WAKEFIELD and RED ALLEN The WDON Recordings, 1963 Patuxent 258 www.pxrec.com Talk about a time capsule! There are twenty-two performances here from WDON broadcasts in 1963. WDON was an AM station in Wheaton … Continue reading →
MONROE FIELDS with CARL SAUCEMAN and THE GREEN VALLEY BOYS 1950s-60s Broadcasts Patuxent 259 www.pxrec.com Another excellent archival bluegrass release from Patuxent Music! This one spotlights mandolinist/vocalist Monroe Fields with Carl Sauceman and his band the … Continue reading →
Various Artists Guitar Heroes: Making History Stony Plain 1381 www.stonyplainrecords.com Recorded live at the midsummer Vancouver Island Music Festival in 2013, this once-in-a-lifetime gathering features four blues and rockabilly-infused and early rock ‘n’ roll-style Telecaster guitar … Continue reading →
NICK HORNBUCKLE Twelve by Two (Plus or Minus One) Corvus Records www.nickhornbuckle.com On 12 X 2 (+/-1) – pronounced “Twelve by Two (plus or minus one)” – Nick Hornbuckle takes up a dozen old-time … Continue reading →
DREAMERS’ CIRCUS Second Movement GO’ 0315 www.gofolk.dk In Europe, least, there’s a new wave of instrumental bands who have their roots in folk music but a compositional vision that extends far beyond the limits … Continue reading →
SNYDER FAMILY BAND Wherever I Wander Mountain Home Music Co. www.mountainhomemusiccompany.com More than a few years ago now, I was down in North Carolina when a friend insisted that I go to the Cook … Continue reading →
