Colt Model 1877 DA revolver — “Thunderer“ in fair silver city on the blind side of fate i grew up to manhood on the narrow and straight Dave Carter in 2001 (photo by Jason Burkin) but prideful i stumbled, and … Continue reading →
Louisa Jo (Louis) Killen 10 January 1934 – 9 August 2013 (A few years ago, Louis Killen decided to fulfill an almost lifelong desire and came out as a woman: Louisa Jo). Lou was a Geordie, born and bred in … Continue reading →
Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-32 ⢠Happy Birthday, West Virginia! Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways French Carpenter … Continue reading →
Natalie Merchant âI kept on positing that [folk music] is any music that serves the people and describes the cultureâ Natalie Merchant on NPR’s American Routes, November 7, 2003 Introduction I wrote in the previous post on “Crazy Man Michael” … Continue reading →
Tuareg musician Bagui Bouga, calabash, odilirou (traditional flute) player and vocalist and co-founder of the Niger-based band Etran Finatawa, passed away on Friday, August 2nd, in Switzerland after suffering a severe asthma attack. The group Etran Finatawa, meaning âthe stars … Continue reading →
TROUT STEAK REVIVAL Flight Trout Steak Revival www.troutsteak.com It would be risking a charge of base and possibly unfair stereotyping to suggest that on hearing a name like âTrout Steak Revivalâ, the temptation might … Continue reading →
MIKE SEEGER Mike Seeger Vanguard 79150 www.vanguardrecords.com The timeless, home-grown music of the late mulch-instrumentalist and folklorist Mike Seeger nostalgically evokes a bygone age of old-time rural music, early acoustic blues and pre-World War … Continue reading →
HOWELLDEVINE Jumps, Boogies and Wobbles Arhoolie 544 www.arhoolie.com This popular, Northern California-based neo-traditional blues duo – rough-hewn slide guitarist and cuttingly astringent harmonica ace, Joshua Howell, and imaginatively rhythmic percussionist Pete Devine – sure … Continue reading →
THE BILLS Yes Please Red House 267 www.redhouserecords.com Known once upon a time as the Bill Hilly Band, The Bills have spent nearly two decades establishing themselves as one of the premier ârootsâ bands … Continue reading →
TONY McMANUS Mysterious Boundaries Compass 7-4612 www.compassrecords.com If youâve ever heard Tony McManus add a delicate bridge to a fiery Scottish reel, lay it down double time with Quebeçois musicians, or jam with jazz … Continue reading →
