HARALD HAUGAARD Lys Og Forfald Pile House Records 0714 www.pilehouserecords.com This, as Danish fiddler Haugaard states in his extensive liner notes, is the culmination of a trilogy he began a few years ago with … Continue reading →
MAXIDA MARAK and DOWNHILL BLUEGRASS BAND Mountain Songs and Other Stories Limestone House Music 026 www.downhillbluegrassband.com Swedish bluegrass? YES! And who’d’ve thunk it! Maxida Marak, a member of the indigenous Sami people of Sweden, … Continue reading →
ALICE DiMICELE Swim Self-released www.alicedimicele.com I’m a long-time fan of this engaging singer-songwriter with an emotive multi-octave voice, so I expected to like this album. From the moment that B3 organ swooped in on … Continue reading →
John Prine: In Spite of Himself by EDDIE HUFFMAN University of Texas Press www.utpress.utexas.edu John Prine In Spite of Himself is a breezy biography of the beloved, treasured songwriter and singer. As author Eddie … Continue reading →
Asleep At The Wheel Still the King Bismeaux www.bismeauxrecords.com Asleep at the Wheel moved from Paw Paw, West Virginia to Berkeley, CA, in the early 1970s at the suggestion of Commander Cody. Like Cody, … Continue reading →
RANI ARBO and DAISY MAHEM Violets are Blue Signature Sounds 2074 www.raniarbo.com “Americana” is such an ambiguous label that it often seems to connote little more than a song sung in English. If, on … Continue reading →
Musical duos are as popular as ever. On this week’s program we’ll hear some of my long-time favorites including Robin and Linda Williams, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen. Mixed in will be some more … Continue reading →
& WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS playlist for April 19, 2015 Over the years I’ve had many guests on the program who are more than just singers or songwriters. These dedicated artists are also activists and educators who help enlighten their audiences while … Continue reading →
We thought it might be fun this week to share with you some of why we do what we do in this blog. Each of the writers here has their own story about hearing their first murder ballad. Each of … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/167769990″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Folkfinds has made something of a habit of highlighting unusual settings for traditional songs and instruments, and while last week may have pushed the envelope a bit this week’s is something everyone should … Continue reading →
