Preview of a new 2-CD set honoring Ewan MacColl and WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for September 13, 2015 This week’s show featured a spotlight on a new CD collection that celebrates one of the folk revival’s most influential artists in … Continue reading →
STEVE EARLE and THE DUKES Terraplane New West 6329 www.newwestrecords.com As a teenager in Texas, Steve Earle heard plenty of blues … though, until now, the blues had usually been less in his own … Continue reading →
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Single Mothers Vagrant 4220 www.vagrant.com Justin Townes new album Single Mothers is kind of perplexing. At a few seconds under 30 minutes it is very short with ten compact songs. It … Continue reading →
This is Part 4 of our series Implements of Destruction. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 when you get a chance! Introduction – “With time to kill…” Ken established our Implements of Destruction series with posts considering three … Continue reading →
The Highwaymen–Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson This is the second post this week on Steve Earle’s “The Devil’s Right Hand.” See the first post here. Today’s post reviews some of the covers of Earle’s song, and we … Continue reading →
“The Devil’s Right Hand” (artwork courtesy of Christopher Konecki ) Introduction After enjoying Pat’s excellent exposition of the Grateful Dead’s “China Doll,” I want to turn this week to the third song of the initial trio I envisioned to start … Continue reading →
Neil Young This our fourth post so far on the familiar murder ballad “Tom Dooley.” –The first post discusses some of the history behind the song. –The second post discusses the history of the song itself, from regional to international … Continue reading →
What I like most about “Frank’s Wild Years,” is what a clever little liar it is and how — like all clever little liars — its lies reveal so many larger truths. Truths not just about this couple, Frank … Continue reading →
Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt After such a long post last time, I plan for this one to be long on music and short on text. If there’s a narrative to capture here, it’s that I think “Pancho and … Continue reading →
