We live in a political world The one we can see and feel But there’s no one to check It’s all a stacked deck. — Bob Dylan, “Political World” The protest song is nearly as old as songs themselves. […]
We live in a political world The one we can see and feel But there’s no one to check It’s all a stacked deck. — Bob Dylan, “Political World” The protest song is nearly as old as songs themselves. […]
Australian singer-songwriter Bill Jackson didn’t set out to have a career in music, at least not at first. But it kept calling to him. And once he got the right guitar and the right people in his life, he answered […]
As I continue to spotlight some amazingly dedicated radio programmers from other countries, Dutch DJ Jos Van den Boom is the first to mention the universal, worldwide question of what to do with all the CDs we accumulate. Bill Frater: Where […]
This was taken during his Pop-Up recording session, an impromptu wing it as you may studio set up by Sweetwater Studios and Mohave Audio. Scott Nolan, Brock Zeman along David’s trusty bass player Daniel Seymour are backing him up. Taken […]
My first “Through the Lens” weekly slideshow showcases eight artists who performed during the Americana Music Association Festival, which concluded two weeks ago in Nashville. However, as I was browsing the photos, I found that we had just two No Depression photographers […]
Julie Christensen bowed deeply to the standing-room-only crowd at The Family Wash, a venerable East Nashville music venue, as her band, Stone Cupid, kicked into a full-bore jam. She blew a two-handed kiss to the audience, exited stage left, and […]
Legendary folk hero David Olney at The 5 Spot during the Americana Fest 2015 in Nashville
Retrospectives, anthologies and greatest hits collections are an ideal way for newcomers to get an initial snapshot of an artist that has suddenly attracted their attention. Most great discoveries offer a shortcut to a back catalog, an easy, cost-effective way […]
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