The World Music Expo (WOMEX) has announced its short list of potential host cities for the 2015-2017 season. The internationally acclaimed festival encompasses a trade fair, conferences, networking sessions, and awards, making it a great location for musicians to meet … Continue reading →
This is Chapter 2 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium. See also Chapter 1, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Introduction In the introduction to the first chapter of this digital compendium, I claimed that today we can all look to … Continue reading →
Friends, I’ve got a confession to make. I’m white, but I love Stagolee. And I don’t just mean the Grateful Dead’s “Stagger Lee”, which was my gateway to the story – I love to hear them all. I’ve been too … Continue reading →
The music world has celebrated the voice of Pete Seeger for decades, and as the legend nears his 94th birthday, his voice will be heard anew. The new audio book, entitled Pete Seeger: The Storm King features Seeger performing poetry, … Continue reading →
This is Chapter 1 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium. See also Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Introduction He was a bad man – Stagolee. Folks have been singing, talking, writing, laughing, cussing, and crying about him since 1895, … Continue reading →
Snail mail we call it, but in the days before textual rapid transit, when a long distance phone call carried horridly steep per-minute charges, a typed or handwritten letter was an effective way to communicate. Perhaps letter composition took more … Continue reading →
First Lady Michelle Obama attended a CD release concert on Thursday, March 7, by the internationally acclaimed and Grammy-winning female a cappella quintet Sweet Honey In The Rock at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC,according to The Washingtonian newspaper. Mrs. … Continue reading →
Stompin’ Tom Connors 1936-2013 Canadian country-folk singer Stompin’ Tom Connors passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday, March 6th. Best known for his emblematic black cowboy hat and the rhythmic foot stompin’ that earned him his nickname, Tom … Continue reading →
Tam Kearney: March 17th 1940 – March 6th 2013 Tam Kearney, co-founder of Toronto’s influential and lamented folk club Fiddler’s Green, irreverent on-stage mouthpiece of The Friends of Fiddler’s Green and the man directly or indirectly responsible for so much … Continue reading →
Wilmoth Houdini As a rough estimate, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan’s performance of “Stone Cold Dead in the Market,” which we introduced in the previous post, appeared at the half-way point in the song’s career thus far. The song originated … Continue reading →
