Abstract : Just as blues later, slave songs communicated messages and were often a cry of despair bathed however in hope. This article highlights the role played by one such a slave song, “Follow the Drinking Gourd”, in the guidance […]
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(This is the final part of a series of essays on the songs from our release ‘The Apothecary EP.’) OK, first off, we put “Celebration, Florida” (apparently a pre-fab community) into this song well before the Felice Brothers titled their […]
The Rolling Stones: All Six Ed Sullivan Shows starring the Rolling Stones 1964- 1969 SOFA Entertainment November 1 By Grant Britt America has always loved televised variety shows. Even though the only current one, America’s Got Talent, is […]
I arrived at Nashville’s historic Exit/In about 20 minutes before Trampled By Turtles embarked on an inspired set last week. The crowd was decidedly young (at least in the eyes of this blogger rapidly approaching middle age.) Comprised of fleece-wearing […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave The collection arrived in a plain brown unmarked box. It sat inauspiciously on the corner of the front stoop for days before I noticed it. I unwrapped it, pried open the packing staple and pulled it […]
I visited Nashville for the second time on May 19, 1994 — the first was as a young boy when we caught an Opry show with relatives– visiting a friend who was there pitching songs. While I was kinda beat, […]
Sin City Spotlight: The LA Hootenanny Don’t close up the honky-tonks just yet… Take four guitars, electric bass, washtub bass, drums, piano, harmonica, fiddle, banjo and what do you get? Only some of the members of The LA Hootenanny, a […]
A gang of friends got together recently to create the gorgeous new music video for the Matt Ellis “River Too Wide” track off of his excellent Births, Deaths, and Marriages album. It was shot – all night long – in […]
Anyone who heard Michael Murphey before he found a middle name or Jerry Jeff Walker in his early heyday will surely notice a familiar tone in this fine CD from Bob Livingston. That’s not to say that Gypsy Alibi is […]
Dear Friends, Melbourne was an absolute blast. We started off at The Caravan Club with a reunion with Sherry Rich from Girl Monstar and myself. Sherry joined me on ‘I Want You Back’ after opening the show. Then […]
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