So far in our week-long centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie and his murder ballads, weâve listened to the classic and amusing âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ and two hard hitting ballads, âLudlow Massacreâ and â1913 Massacreâ, which both tell different stories of the … Continue reading →
    BRYONY GRIFFITH and    WILL HAMPSON Lady Diamond Selwyn 0007   www.selwynmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/BryonyandWill  English fiddler and traditional singer Bryony Griffith and melodeon player and dancer Will Hampson have played together in various ensembles … Continue reading →
We started our centennial celebration week with Woody Guthrie by listening to his âPhiladelphia Lawyerâ, a classic Country and Western song that he set to the tune of an older murder ballad. Â But, despite (or more accurately because of) the … Continue reading →
    BOO HANKS w/ DOM FLEMONS Buffalo Junction Music Maker 148 www.musicmaker.org www.musicmaker.org/artists/boo-hanks  Yes, field recordings are still being done in 21st-century America. Here Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops travels to Buffalo Junction, Va., to … Continue reading →
Woody Guthrie would have been one hundred years old this Saturday, July 14, 2012. Â Certainly there will be a great deal of writing, speaking, and (as no doubt Woody would have wanted it) singing to celebrate his centennial. Â Thatâs as … Continue reading →
âBy her lily white handâ (Banks of the Ohio) by Julyan Davis, 2012Â (linked music by Doc and Merle Watson) In my summer travels, a recent visit to my sister brought mention of her neighborâs art exhibition. Asheville-based Julyan Davisâs exhibition … Continue reading →
Robert Burns Imagine if you can a wild, stormy and seemingly endless winterâs night. You are child in a very small village on the west coast of Scotland. The year is 1754 and by the light of the fire in … Continue reading →
 What I like most about âFrankâs Wild Years,â is what a clever little liar it is and how â like all clever little liars â its lies reveal so many larger truths. Truths not just about this couple, Frank … Continue reading →
 Look into the eyes of this attractive and rather worried looking young woman. What sad story do you see? What tale of despair and dreams gone bad? What demons? What lost angels?  What, you donât see any of … Continue reading →
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the 2012 recipients of the United Statesâ highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The NEA National Heritage Fellows recognizes folk and traditional artists for their artistic excellence and efforts to … Continue reading →
