Weāll continue with Part 2 with some instrumental selections that are well-thought out and varied. Among others, weāll listen to The Acousticats, Bruce Cockburn, The Horseflies and Leo Kottke. Vocals not necessary ā¦ this week on The Sing Out! Radio … Continue reading →
This week we complete our two-week feature, Send the Singer Home, with instrumental selections from a variety of sources. Iām always searching for interesting instrumentalists for the theme music for each weekās program ā while some artists are all-instrumental, others … Continue reading →
On this episode weāll continue exploring some fine instrumentalists and showcase their work. We present music from Bruce Cockburn, Bill Evans, Leo Kottke, The Acousticats, and the Horseflies, among others. More great music without voices ā¦ this week on The … Continue reading →
This week on the program we review the Bruce Molsky recording āEverywhere You Go,ā a collection of guitar tunes played by the fiddle and banjo master. We will surround the three tunes from Bruce with a collection of great fingerstyle … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part feature, Itās a Slippery Slope, with more great slide guitar selections. Weāll hear fine music from Leo Kottke, Ally Venable, Jon Shain, Sonny Treadway, Rory Block, Bruce Cockburn and quite a few others. Slip … Continue reading →
On the program this time around, we present āItās a Slippery Slope, Pt.1ā featuring a collection of great slide guitar players. Included are Bonnie Raitt, Del Rey, Geoff Bartley, Jerry Douglas and of course, Ellen McIlwayne. Slide along with us … Continue reading →
This program concludes our two-part feature āItās a Slippery Slope,ā showcasing more great slide guitarists. As with last weekās episode we dedicate the show to the late Ellen McIlwayne, who blazed a path for many future slide guitarists. Weāll hear … Continue reading →
Valentineās Day in upon us once more. Flowers and chocolates are literally flying off the shelves and there are near riots at card shops. This may be a bit of an overstatement but Valentineās Day remains a very favorite holiday … Continue reading →
It was written on the walls and windowshades Mark Erelli and Jeffrey Foucaultās album Seven CursesĀ leads my list of favorite murder ballad albums. Itās not terribly traditional. Oddly enough, itās not even especially grim. Erelli and Foucaultās selections are primarily … Continue reading →
Old West saloon Iām halfway tempted to try a few stiff shots of tequila before writing this post. OK, perhaps more than halfway tempted. I havenāt yet gotten to the point of the having the first, but perhaps youāll be … Continue reading →
