Daniel Castro was fifteen years old when his brother Mario died. His passion remained the blues even though by the time he entered high school anybody interested in being in a band was into rock. On Tom Mazzolini’s Blues by […]
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There are festivals and then there’s Telluride Bluegrass. There, it’s more about the vibe, a natural occurrence that transpires when you gather the loyal hordes – known collectively as Festavarians – at heights of 14,000 feet above sea level within […]
Rita Hosking’s self-released Little Boat delivers easy-on-the-ears folk from a singer with a rich, expressive voice that often recalls Nanci Griffith’s. Injecting some country flavor are dobro and banjo by Hosking’s husband Sean Felder, clawhammer banjo by daughter Kora Felder […]
This, to me, is the best example of what can happen to a song once it’s out in the world and its meaning is no longer controlled by the writer. Let me set up the context in which I was […]
On episode 147 of the Americana Music Show, Jeb Puryear & Tara Nevins from Donna The Buffalo talk about making feel-good music, building a tribe like “The Herd” and recording in analog; and they play 4 tracks from Tonight, Tomorrow, […]
Like many others I was delighted that Shovels & Rope were nominated in four different categories for Americana Music Association Awards this year – highly deserved recognition for the talented duo. However, was I the only one to also feel […]
I had been working on a story about the Warren Hellman Museum and the music from the Great Recession when I was approached a few weeks ago by my friend David Perper to come see his new band, The Daniel […]
Newcastle City Hall has been around since 1927 and has welcomed artists from across the spectrum of music, comedy and theatre. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan have all played the “City Hall” as it’s known. Recently […]
Upon first listening to Michael Reinhart’s new CD “eCHO” I am reminded of the haunting acoustic songs of James Taylor and the first Simon and Garfunkel album that was bare bones folk before it was re-released two years later with […]
You never quite know what to expect from a Lucinda Williams gig – but on this tour she is definitely ‘Happy Lucinda’, seemingly content in her own skin at the unbelievable age of 60, and thoroughly enjoying herself. And this […]
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