I have been thinking a lot about John Hartford lately. And the banjo. About how one of the most popular songs of the 20th century (“Gentle on My Mind”) was written on the banjo, and its journey to prominence today […]
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Maybe it was the death of Chuck Berry. Maybe it was the Nobel prize. Maybe it was the current change in the political climate in this country. Whatever the reason, Bob Dylan brought a special surprise guest when he played […]
Rob Heron and The TeaPad Orchestra with support from Chloe Chadwick Venue: Sage, Hall 2 Town: Gateshead Date: 17/06/17 Website: https://www.facebook.com/robheronandtheteapadorchestra/ https://www.chloechadwick.com/ Hailing from the North East are Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra, a band of whom I’ve […]
“Let the music keep our spirits high”, he sang, and how it did. During his 2 hour 40 minute show, Jackson Browne went from a carefully selected setlist to what was little more than a request spot and back again that […]
Here’s some news that should have your Monday looking up: David Rawlings has a new album coming out this summer. Poor David’s Almanack — which the Nashville-based songwriter, musician, and producer will release as David Rawlings (rather than the “Dave Rawlings Machine” […]
I’d been a fan of The Low Anthem for many years and was, on the one hand, very excited by the idea of supporting them for a 10-day tour of the northeast. But the practical, road-hardened part of me, on […]
There’s a timeless beauty that emanates from much of Diana Jones’ music. “When I feel a song coming on—which is usually how it begins, with a feeling—I go back in my mind to the hills of eastern Tennessee and a […]
Summer is as close to a season of “downtime” as there is in the crowdfunding world. Most artists are on tour taking advantage of the summer market and not in the studio. Labels fill this gap by making summer the […]
Brooklyn artist Tomás Doncker cut his teeth as a guitarist with such genre-busting groups as James Chance & The Contortions; Defunkt; J. Walter Negro & The Loose Jointz; and many more, making him a prime mover on New York’s downtown […]
Some of you may recall that this time last year I did an article on a new addition to the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival held each July in Trumansburg, New York, Culture Camp. It was a four-day music camp for […]
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