Lorin Guy wrote a great song with an Americana vibe for his friend the legendary racer Joe Leonard. Joe is 88 years old now and Lorin wrote the song, recorded it in a professional studio and directed the making of […]
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Missing the first night — likely the best of the three, given my taste and interest — is sort of a bummer. But, on the other hand there’s still two more days and nights to wander around the festival site, […]
Saw a great concert by the Old 97’s last night here in Richmond, VA. Opener was Tommy Stinson, and it was at The National – – a beautiful, old converted theater with an excellent sound system. Good crowd for a […]
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill located in pristine Harrodsburg, Kentucky plays host to what is shaping up to be the best Americana music festival of 2014. Well Crafted, August 8-9 2014, couples some of the best musical talent in our […]
I feel late to the game with Bill Frisell, discovering him around the time of East/West and just after The Intercontinentals. We all have those moments of discovering something that is so beautiful and so complete (and even quite popular), but surprisingly […]
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., played host to a standing room only crowd for IBMA stalwarts and Grammy winners, Dailey & Vincent. The intimate feeling and otherworldly acoustics brought out a richness in classic bluegrass and rootsy songs. Other […]
A glorious run of unseasonably warm weather for a couple of weeks in Vancouver had me all but convinced that the 37th annual edition of the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival would see rain. We can rarely rely on the sun […]
Ever since we announced that No Depression had been acquired by FreshGrass back in March, we’ve heard from many of you with questions, concerns, and ideas about the future of this website and the community that gathers here. We created […]
DON FLEMONS Prospect Hill (Music Maker) In 2005, at the now-fabled Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, N.C., Don he met Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson, the fortuitous moment that launched the Carolina Chocolate Drops. After recording several great albums with the group, Flemons […]
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