Somewhere last night, a child was born while his dad was at a gig. A wife worried at home, anxious about her husband on the road. A teenage boy looked into the stands to see if his father had managed to […]
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This is the third DJ we’ve interviewed from St. Louis’s fiercely independent KDHX. I am impressed by their programming and community involvement. Kelly Wells is not only a host but also a staff member, and has a country-folk band with […]
By winning the Steve Martin prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Rhiannon Giddens stands as an important symbol for understanding an instrument that, while it provides the principal sound that has helped define bluegrass music, has a long, deep […]
The world of bluegrass festivals we live in is often riddled with nostalgia for a past that may never have existed. Its adherents, with no irony at all, continue to believe that Andy Taylor and his son Opie represent the world […]
Smart, literate, innovative, and endlessly creative, Texas-native Danny Barnes plays a mean banjo. For years, Barnes, who was the driving force behind Austin’s defunct and sorely missed folk-punkers, The Bad Livers, has been the go-to banjo man for artists like […]
As we head further into autumn, toward another World Series, let’s celebrate and honor tradition with a few fine new albums. Various Artists Cold & Bitter Tears: Songs of Ted Hawkins It seems like there’s been at least a thousand tribute […]
As seriously as other musicians take Danny Barnes — the iconoclastic banjo virtuoso has been splitting time recently between the bands of Robert Earl Keen and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and will join Tim O’Brien on his fall tour — […]
Danny Barnes defied all sorts of categorical strictures as the frontman for the Bad Livers, but it was plain there were musical dimensions within the maverick banjoist that might require a more expansive lineup to explore. While he’s always been […]
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