The Civil Wars With two Grammy Awards to their credit this year, The Civil Wars hardly need our blog to lift them out of obscurityâŚto the extent that we are able to lift anybody out of obscurity for anyone.  Good … Continue reading →
      MARIEL VANDERSTEEL Hickory Mariel Vandersteel www.marielvandersteel.com  Mariel Vandersteel is a young fiddler who grew up in California. She attended a number of music camps which nurtured her old-time abilities. But at the same … Continue reading →
Bob Weir [This is the fourth post this week on Marty Robbinsâs âEl Paso.â Â You can find the first one here, the second here, and the third here.]Iâve found over the course of doing my weeks at the blog that … Continue reading →
    CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com  The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! Iâve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
[This is the third post this week on Marty Robbinsâs âEl Paso.â Â Read the first here, and the second here.] In todayâs post, letâs give a listen to some of the Western material that Robbins created both at the time … Continue reading →
Laurette Luez [This is the second post on the song âEl Paso.â  Read the first one here.]Crossing BordersIn his essay on âEl Pasoâ in The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad,â music critic and … Continue reading →
     NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE Instant Armadillo Blues: Best of 1971-1975 Raven 345 Raven Records Web Site       NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE 17 Pine Avenue Woodstock 0037 … Continue reading →
     PETER MULVEY The Good Stuff Signature Sounds 2045 www.signaturesounds.com  When you listen to Peter Mulveyâs The Good Stuff, youâll realize that with this release, (I count his 16th) that Peter is just out to … Continue reading →
Out in the west Texas town of El PasoOf all the songs Iâve explored so far in this blog, none has proven quite as elusive as âEl Pasoâ to find the proverbial handles to grab on to it and open … Continue reading →
James IV of Scotland As we saw in part one, James Stewart, the King of Scotland had sought to banish the memory and the guilt of his part in the death of King James III, his father by transforming Scotland. … Continue reading →
