Shipcote, the man from the foggy Tyne with the sunshine soul, is back with a new album from “Shipcote and friends”. The friends are Jon Codd on double bass, Cath Reding on fiddle, accordion and piano, and Bryan Younger on […]
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(This article originally appeared in Turnstyled Junkpiled) The best popular music of the last century has come with a built-in memory of what’s come before. The most common metaphor that’s been used is roots. That is – something dug deep […]
An upcoming engagement with one of my favourite bluesmen, Taj Mahal, reminded me of when I first heard him. It was way back in the very early 197os when I bought a copy of a remarkable album that I would […]
The Bacon Brothers – Philadelphia Road: The Best Of There is something special about the pairing of sibling’s voices and how they match each other in an instinctive and natural way. The Bacon Brothers have been making music together their […]
Robert Frost wrote: “Somewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood,and I– I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.” Tom Petty sung: “Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to […]
My fifteen year old son is a joy to behold with his black fingernails, purple or green or red or black hair, black tees and Hot Topic metal on his neck and arms. He listens to music several hours a […]
“Women can change better’n a man,” Ma said soothingly. “Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head. Man, he lives in jerks-baby born an’ a man dies, an’ that’s a jerk-gets a farm […]
Originally posted on Adobe and Teardrops Who says there’s no such thing as queer country? Every month, Karen and the Sorrows host a monthly party that showcases LGBTQ Americana artists. (Sadly, it’s in Brooklyn.) I made it to Branded last […]
Originally Publish in Innocent Words Tedeschi Trucks Band Live –Everybody’s Talkin’ –Sony Masterworks In today’s world of digital recording where editing and studio magic is as easy as a click of the mouse and auto tune rules the airwaves in […]
Buddy Guy w David Ritz – When I Left Home: My Story When Buddy Guy tells the story of meeting Muddy Waters for the first time he recalls this: “As Muddy kept talking I found myself tapping my foot to […]
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