This week we’ll hear some of the talented women who followed the paths blazed for them by the earlier generation of Old-Time players and singers featured in Part 1. In addition to individual performers we’ll hear bands that featured women … Continue reading →
JENI AND BILLY’S BIG PICNIC BAND Picnic In The Sky Waystation 003 www.jeniandbilly.com In the early days of the recording industry much of what we today call folk, country, and old-time music was called … Continue reading →
In the past, Old Time music used be mostly an Old-Boys Network. However there have always been strong Women who blazed their own trail. We’ll hear some of the very best on Women in Old-Time Music Pt 1. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1502_podcast.mp3 … Continue reading →
Dom Flemons Prospect Hill Music Maker Foundation www.musicmaker.org The Carolina Chocolate Drops have been a brilliant beacon of American music from the beginning. Over time they have expanded their purview from early black string … Continue reading →
The Quiet American Songs From A Rocking Chair Aaron Keim www.quietamericanmusic.com Among the many duos plying Americana waters these days, The Quiet American may rank as the old-timiest of all. Aaron and Nicole Keim have left Boulder for the Pacific … Continue reading →
CORN POTATO STRING BAND Corn Potato String Band Corn Potato www.cornpotato.com Led by ace old-time fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis, Corn Potato String Band can tear it up with the absolute best young old-time bands out … Continue reading →
THE TALLBOYS Fresh Daily The Tallboys www.thetallboys.com The Tallboys have long been the Northwest’s best-kept secret in old-time music. Pike Place buskers, community organizers, monthly square dance leaders, and genuinely nice folks, The Tallboys … Continue reading →
VARIOUS The Johnson City Sessions: 1928-1929 “Can You Sing or Play Old-Time Music?” Bear Family BCD16083 www.bear-family.de The Big Bang of American folk music is said to have been the 1927 Bristol Sessions – a … Continue reading →
EDEN & JOHN’S EAST RIVER STRING BAND Take A Look At That Baby East River String Band www.eastriverstringband.com Helmed by intrepid guitarist, mandolinist, vocalist and dedicated record collector John Heneghan along with kazoo, resonator ukulele … Continue reading →
WINGDALE COMMUNITY SINGERS Night, Sleep, Death Drag City www.dragcity.com Apparently, it was a shared love of old-time music that initially brought the Wingdale Community Singers together over a decade ago. It can be hard to tell … Continue reading →
