Eric Andersen’s new double album, The Essential Eric Andersen, spans 50 years of his recording career and clearly shows why he is one of America’s best — though, today, largely unknown — singer-songwriters. During Andersen’s recent spring tour on the […]
Once again, I’m happy to present my friend Mark J. Smith’s electric reporting, including photos, of course, from one of the oldest (56 years and counting) and most prestigious roots festivals, the Philadelphia Folk Festival. As most readers of this column […]
“Had the punk scene existed in 1812 Lord Byron would have easily claimed the mantle as the First Bad Boy of Rock for having created the original blueprint of a sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll life template that would […]
The best artists among us are those who choose to live collaboratively with creative expressions that inform their own work. The songwriter who draws from the deepest wells of art, poetry, literature, theater, and philosophy manages to transcend the limitations of […]
When singer-songwriter, Eric Andersen, and violinist, Scarlett Rivera play Weber Music Hall in Duluth, Minnesota Saturday night, July 23rd, to benefit the redevelopment of the historic Duluth Armory Building, there is one unifying individual whose spirit brings the three elements together; […]
Make no mistake about it, song-poet veteran troubadour, Eric Andersen, is an international treasure. The concert at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California provided all who attended with an illustration of this truth. For over 50 years he has […]
Every art form goes through periods of intense transformation as artists discover new avenues and new methods to express themselves through the medium. Television is currently experiencing such a revolution, driven in part by advancements in streaming technology and the […]
When I first saw Eric Andersen perform, I was floored by the sheer beauty of his music, voice, and lyrics. It was 1974 in a tiny downtown Denver club called Ebbets Field that no longer exists, and the entire audience […]
With Volume 2 of his Great American Songwriter Series, Eric Andersen continues to mine the repertoire of folk icons from the 1960s Greenwich Village scene. Once again producer/arranger Robert Aaron (of Wycelf Jean fame) has given the tracks a warm, […]
Considering the contentious political spirit of the era, it was only a matter of time before politically astute songs of conscience from the Vietnam era (or earlier) were dusted off and tested for resonance in the new social landscape. Eric […]
