     BUBE DAME KĂNIG Traumländlein â Neue Folkmusik CPI Music 005 www.neue-volkslieder.de  Ich spreche kein Deutsch. I speak so little that I had to look up how to say, âI donât speak German,â just as … Continue reading →
     TOM BROSSEAU Perfect Abandon Crossbill 030 www.crossbillrecords.com  The press sheet sent to reviewers for Tom Brosseauâs quite intrepid latest solo project quotes the transfixing yet eerily intimate indie folk singer and deft songwriter on … Continue reading →
     JOHN REISCHMAN and THE JAYBIRDS On A Winterâs Night Corvus 023 www.johnreischman.com  Premier mandolinist, former Good Old Person, producer and stellar bandleader, John Reischman epitomizes the âtrue-vineâ spirit of bluegrass music in the 21st … Continue reading →
     ANNA FALKENAU FĂŠileacĂĄn na Saoirse Scroll Music 1401 www.annafalkenau.com  The Irish-to-English translation of Anna Falkenauâs solo fiddle album is, roughly, âButterfly of Freedom,â an apt descriptor. It reminds me of Kevin Burke projects in … Continue reading →
     STEVE EARLE and THE DUKES Terraplane New West 6329 www.newwestrecords.com  As a teenager in Texas, Steve Earle heard plenty of blues ⌠though, until now, the blues had usually been less in his own … Continue reading →
You can almost smell the coffee. Itâs morning, youâve just pulled up a gravel road to sit at a kitchen table and listen to your friend June Carter Cash, or to your friend Wanda Jackson. Youâre here to listen to … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=âhttps://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/141812600âł params=âauto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=trueâ width=â100%â height=â450âł iframe=âtrueâ /] Boise, IDâs Charlie Sutton is one of those songwriters whose work feels intimate and familiar on first listen without ever getting stale. While heâs currently working with the more blues-tinged Curtis/Sutton & the … Continue reading →
American music historian, author and musician Samuel Charters passed away on March 18th. Known for his field recordings of influential blues musicians, many of the works Charters uncovered went on to inspire and shape much of todayâs musical landscape. Born … Continue reading →
Bluegrass has been mostly a boyâs club since itâd development in the 1940s. In the past decade and a half the rules have changed and we find more and more women leading or playing a featured role bands. It didnât … Continue reading →
On this blog, we often play detective. In fact, thatâs pretty much all we do, and this post is no different, but Iâm going to start by turning the tables. What, if anything, do you make of these fragments?: A … Continue reading →
