Moving on down the line, more songs about trains, the people who ride them, and the places they go. Songs and tunes from Mike Bryant with Paul Brown, Frank Lee, Steve Goodman, Norman Blake and Merle Haggard. All aboard … … Continue reading →
Bela Fleck released My Bluegrass Heart a while back, a massive collection of self-penned bluegrass instrumentals. It’s a return to the music that initially established him as one of foremost performers on the 5-string banjo. This week we present The … Continue reading →
Country Gothic In her oft-cited 1998 essay, “Bloody Daggers and Lonesome Graveyards: The Gothic and Country Music,” Teresa Goddu contrasts “bluegrass” and country. I put “bluegrass” in quotes because the term in the essay mostly means songs that carry the legacy … Continue reading →
