Written in the spring of 1978 by the Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, âThe Flowers of Bermudaâ is a disaster ballad on a small scale, telling the story of a ship that founders with nineteen people aboard. Weâve looked at shipwreck songs … Continue reading →
The traditional music world lost a champion on January 15 with the passing of Alan Jabbour. Through his 23 years of service for the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Arts he was a wonderful representative of … Continue reading →
Blood on the mountain And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brotherâs keeper? â Genesis 4:9 Truly old Watauga is making for herself a dark and bloody … Continue reading →
The Brother Brothers, identical twins Adam and David Moss, joined me in the studios of WFDU-FM to debut their new EP âTugboats.â In addition, I paid tribute to Maggie Roche, who passed away on January 20. We heard recordings from … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our feature Fleet Fingers and examine fingerstyle guitar styles from the U.K. Like the American players these players borrow from the Blues but apply the techniques to traditional folksongs and tune accompaniment. Weâll hear Dan Ar … Continue reading →
Remember last summer when we couldnât wait for the election to be over so we could get back to normalcy? Remember our hopes of uniting this country again and finding common ground? With the inauguration of Donald Trump looming this … Continue reading →
The week ahead will be an emotional one. With the inauguration of Donald Trump looming, and with a day of service being given by many Americans in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I tried to choose songs … Continue reading →
Prelude On the road for work a few months ago, I was driving between Cheyenne and Denver. I had a chance to meet up with an old friend for coffee on the way. Early in our conversation, I noticed she had … Continue reading →
This week we continue our feature Fleet Fingers and examine American Fingerstyle Guitarists. American players take their influence from the Blues players but put the emphasis on softening the melodic quality of their playing while still using many of the … Continue reading →
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