1. It is easy to write about death and be poignant — mortality tends to bring that along each time you mention it in a song. It is difficult to to write about death and be nuanced, personal, and even […]
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It is becoming a tradition at my house this time of year to go to a gig by The Albion Christmas Band, a wonderful group of roots musicians who go well beyond carols in their celebration of the winter solstice. […]
Ray Price died yesterday afternoon, one day after initial false media reports surfaced, creating a sort of accidental vigil as tributes flowed upon hearing the erroneous news of his passing on Sunday. I think the error, while certainly distressing to […]
Reprinted from Modern Acoustic blog I complained a lot this year. I was hurting and desperate. It wasn’t my fault. I suffered from a bad case of Americana Exhaustion in 2013 and it wouldn’t go away. I think it started […]
You wonder if there might have been a mistake on his birth certificate. The way this guy plays guitar, his given name should have been Demon instead of Damon Fowler. The fiery guitarist’s slide, dobro and lap steel riffs have […]
This year, Hanukkah came early. My musical inspiration came very late, but I’m very excited about this gift. All year, I had been looking for an artist that moved me, really moved me – the way Gillian Welch and Patty […]
One of the best parts about the music business is all the wonderfully weird, talented, kind and amazing people we are able to meet along the journey. This, the 3rd episode of the HAPCast, I get a chance to sit […]
In the 2nd episode of the HAPCast, Handpicked Artists Presents delves into the music of Muscle Shoals with Norma Rae. Local singer, songwriter Drew Kohl plays “Oh Darlin” live, and efren and Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work make their […]
Last night I was sitting on the couch, reading my book, cat in my lap. I got to the last page, and much like the first few pages of the book, it made me cry. (Cat was not impressed.) I […]
Holiday music reviews by Douglas Heselgrave Songs For A Winter’s Night – Reid Jamieson I don’t know how I missed it, but somewhere between the release of his debut CD, ‘Staring Contest’ and what could be mistaken for a simple […]
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