Hi all. I thought I’d post an original blog specifically for No Depression here for the musician community with some tips on how to improve your odds at getting press. I hope you find some (or all) of it useful! […]
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By December Carson Reprinted from Oregon Music News The Portland Old-Time Music Gathering hosts one of the largest square dances in the country as part of its festival each year in January. What’s it like to go to the largest square dance on the West […]
The folk music world has always been known for its collection of eccentric personalities, but few folk musicians are more deranged than Peter Stampfel and Baby Gramps. Stampfel’s known, of course, as one of the Holy Modal Rounders, a seminal […]
Happy 71st birthday to folk music icon Richie Havens, who earned well-deserved notoriety after wowing the crowd at Woodstock with his rhythmically spirited three-hour set. Richie has released 26 albums over a 40-year period and continues to perform. Aside from […]
Preston Lauterbach’s excellent book, The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll, should be required reading for all music fans. In its broadest sense, the book connects the underground circuit of black performers in the 30’s and 40’s to the birth of […]
This is the last in a series of blog entries about the songs on the upcoming album Hello Cruel World. The album comes out on January 31 in the US and 30 January in the UK and Europe. Originally posted […]
“We didn’t want this band to be a marketing venture while we continued our solo careers…” With that line, about 20 minutes into a live show, Luke Doucet makes it clear that Whitehorse is more than the sum of its parts. […]
This year I have vowed to start attending more jam sessions. I live near Richmond, VA and fortunately there are many such hootenannies and meetups supported by a close-knit and very encouraging traditional music community. Here are a few of […]
Here are some of my favorite live music memories from 2011 in no particular order. Vishten – October 2011 at In Your Ear Studios I was fortunate to witness this neo-traditional Acadian group at a special post-Richmond Folk Festival evening […]
Remember those Slim Whitman K-Tel record collection commercials that many sneered at in 70s? Well, this cool cat is 88 years old today! He influenced many: Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, to name a few. Happy […]
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