ANDRA SUCHY: Little Heart
ANDRA SUCHY Little Heart Red House 252 www.redhouserecords.com Andra Suchy grew up on a farm in North Dakota. Both parents were singers and, as a child, she sang in the family band. She’s part … Continue reading →
Murder Ballads by Anthony Ladesich
Anthony Ladesich by Jill Toyoshiba, The Kansas City Star Read more here: http://backtorockville.typepad.com/back_to_rockville/2006/11/index.html#storylink=cpy As I pointed out in my first post this week, Anthony Ladesich is not only a filmmaker but as musician as well. And it turns out, he … Continue reading →
MARIA KALANIEMI & TIMO ALAKOTILA: Åkerö
MARIA KALANIEMI and TIMO ALAKOTILA Åkerö Åkerö 11 www.mariakalaniemi.com/en/ Though Finnish master musicians Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila both play in many bands, something remarkable happens when they strip the music down to duets. The … Continue reading →
ANNE HILLS & DAVID ROTH: Rhubarb Trees
ANNE HILLS and DAVID ROTH Rhubarb Trees Wind River 4051 www.folkera.com/windriver www.annehills.com In this 13 song collection, veteran performers Anne Hills and David Roth team up to tangle you in their world of truth and … Continue reading →
SUGAR RAY NORCIA & THE BLUE TONES: Evening
SUGAR RAY NORCIA & THE BLUE TONES Evening Severn www.severnrecords.com This is blues harmonica ace, singer and songwriter Norcia’s fifth musical foray for Severn and, to these ears, they just keep getting better. With his … Continue reading →
PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY: Beyond the Crossroads
PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY Beyond the Crossroads Blind Pig 5132 www.blindpigrecords.com This latest chapter in the bluesy, chemistry-rich Karp and Foley alliance was recorded in studios in both Winnipeg, Canada and New Jersey … Continue reading →
“Two Sisters” at the Movies, with Anthony Ladesich
When is a murder ballad high art? Certainly when filmmaker and musician Anthony Ladesich and his creative compatriots get hold of it. Ladesich was kind enough to speak with me at length about a wonderful film project that he brought … Continue reading →
TINDRA and KROKE: Live In Førde
TINDRA and KROKE Live in Førde Talik 93 www.talik.no On the face of it, this collaboration between the Norwegian folk trio Tindra and Kroke, one of Poland’s leading klezmer bands, seems unlikely. But, as this … Continue reading →
THE ATOMIC DUO: Broadsides
THE ATOMIC DUO Broadsides The Atomic Duo www.theatomicduo.com The Atomic Duo are Silas Lowe and Mark Rubin. They hail from Austin Texas and you may recognize Mark as a co-founder of the band The Bad … Continue reading →
HANK WILLIAMS: The Legend Begins
HANK WILLIAMS The Legend Begins: Rare and Unreleased Recordings TimeLife 26414D www.timelife.com/ www.hankwilliams.com/ A terrific set of hard-to-find, material from one of the undisputed masters of the early days of country music. The first two … Continue reading →