GURF MORLIX Finds the Present Tense Rootball 06261 36998 www.gurfmorlix.com As the title suggests this is not a bright, sunny set of songs. Gurf Morlix’s ten songs here are nearly relentlessly dark slices of … Continue reading →
SLOCAN RAMBLERS Shaking Down the Acorns Slocan Ramblers www.slocanramblers.com A lot of good bluegrass has come out of Canada over the decades, and Toronto has surprisingly become something of a hotbed for the music … Continue reading →
KENNEDY’S KITCHEN Birds Upon The Trees Kennedy’s Kitchen www.kennedyskitchen.com Based in South Bend, Indiana, this family-based acoustic outfit is fronted by singer-guitarist joHn (Spell-check is going berserk, but yes, that’s how he wants it) … Continue reading →
HANS THEESSINK Wishing Well Blue Groove 2320 www.theessink.com Traveling troubadour Hans Theessink has had a deep love affair with American roots music for a long while. In a brief note accompanying his track-by-track commentary … Continue reading →
ANDERSON FAMILY BLUEGRASS Live From Grass Valley Anderson Family Bluegrass 002 www.andersonfamilybluegrass.com The family band has always been one of the most treasured aspects in the world of bluegrass and the Anderson Family band … Continue reading →
THE PINE HEARTS DISTANT LIGHTS The Pine Hearts www.thepinehearts.com The Pine Hearts are a stringband from Olympia, Washington. They are similar to many young artists in that they use banjo, mandolin, guitar and vocals … Continue reading →
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 “I kept on positing that [folk music] is any music that serves the people and describes the culture” Natalie Merchant on NPR’s American Routes, November 7, 2003 Introduction I wrote in the previous post on “Crazy Man Michael” … Continue reading →
