Folk music has always done a good job celebrating its visionaries and pioneers. Glancing at the CD and LP library, I can find a number of recordings of retrospectives and concerts that honor these individuals – the classic Woody Guthrie … Continue reading →
The 49th Annual Grammy Awards recognized “folk” music in several categories. I was very happy to see the Klezmatics win the Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music Album for their CD “Wonder Wheel – Lyrics by Woody Guthrie“. The Best … Continue reading →
The American Library Association awarded their annual children’s book prizes on Monday, and among the winners was Pete Seeger and co-author Paul Dubois Jacobs. Seeger and Jacobs received the Schneider Family Book Award for “books that embody the artistic expression … Continue reading →
This Tuesday January 16, Shout Factory! is releasing a three-disc DVD box set of performances from ABC Networks “Hootenanny” TV series. The original show ran for 18 months between 1963 and 1964. The DVD set captures 80 performances from the … Continue reading →
