On episode 110 of the Americana Music Show, Ronny Elliott talks to Rick Cornell about his Forrest Gump-like luck to play with his musical heroes, seeing the Beatles on Jack Parr, and his “non-fiction songs.” Plus music from Malcolm Holcombe, The Lazy […]
If anyone can be said to be the daughter of Americana royalty it is Martha Wainwright. While her parents songs will never be heard on ‘American Idol’ or ‘Nashville’ they are considered standards in the circles I roam. I remember […]
The Sound of the Life of the Mind is the first album in thirteen years by the newly reunited Ben Folds Five. Evidently not all that much has changed in thirteen years, because the album sounds very much the way you […]
From time to time I get to interview and review musicians as part of my regular job. This past week it was Joanne Shaw Taylor, the 27-year old Detroit-based Englishwoman who is rising up the ladder as a contemporary great of […]
With movie-like drama and clarity, Donna Ulisse re-tells the story of Christ’s conception and birth in her powerful new album, All The Way To Bethlehem. But this is not a conventional Christmas CD. Rather, it occupies the same artistic territory as […]
Kathy Mattea has done it again. When the two-time GRAMMY Award winner released Coal in 2008, many critics thought it’s powerful messages about Appalachia would be impossible to replicate. That’s understandable when you consider the Charleston, W. Va. native wrote the 11 songs […]
Thursday morning and I posted a new status on my Facebook page: Q: What’s better than going to a Sam Baker show today? A: Going to two Sam Baker shows today!!!!! Amongst the replies were comments such as ‘how lucky are […]
The stage darkens, a hush falls over the audience, and a blue spot light shines on a Victrola, from which a faint but familiar voice from a distant time can be heard. This is how newlywed Brandi Carlile eases her […]
From across the pond in the deep south – of England, Turnstile Junkpile bring a great blend of Americana and Southern rock. Solid vocals, stirring harmonies, bluesy harp, twangy banjo and some wicked good geetar riff’s their debut album ‘Everything Is Cheaper Than […]
