I’m not sure how it was that I came upon Lucy Kaplansky’s music. She’s never been what anyone outside of certain songwriter circles would call “famous,” despite the fact that she came up through the same music scene which fostered […]
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Mandolin wizard, Punch Brothers leader and lifelong Chicago Cubbies fan Chris Thile has been chosen to receive one of America’s top honors – the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Twenty three were given out today for outstanding contributions to Science, Medicine, and […]
By Nancy Dunham First Canadian-born Neil Young showed Americana lovers what the genre was all about, now Canadian-born Lindi Ortega follows suit for traditional country aficionados. Not that the Nashville-based Ortega with a voice that has been likened to Emmylou Harris-meets-Dolly-Parton-meets-Johnny- […]
A real treat for serious blues fans, “Cook with the Hook Live In 1974” has made its way to DVD. Unearthed from the archives is black and white footage of blues master John Lee Hooker backed by the four-piece Coast […]
If the soundtrack to the new concert film and documentary “The Reverend Horton Heat: 25 to Life” is any indication of the power and infectious personality of this legendary trio, then the DVD will be a must have for fans […]
Ding, Ding … round two of mischief and discovery from the Americana Music Association (AMA) festivities. When packing for Nashville, I take along a shopping list that is vital when searching for “gold” in the new and pre-loved music racks […]
Introduction & acknowledgement In his book “The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas” (1992), Julio Finn, himself a blues musician wrote: “[White blues performers] can never be bluespeople […] because the blues is not […]
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