Ross Wilson, aka Blue Rose Code, under the watchful eye of Kris Kristofferson. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, January 2016
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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, January 2016
The excitement has been building since the opening acts were announced back the in early Fall of 2015. As the tinsel and baubles come down from the holidays, it’s time to welcome the best of folk, roots and traditional […]
With the volume of books published every year, many books are forgotten almost as soon as they are published. This week’s column looks back at a handful of recent books that merit another look. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the […]
Waylon Jennings passed away over a decade ago, yet his presence seems to be felt more than ever these days as a younger generation of artists embrace his legacy. Maybe this is in rebellion against the debauched landscape of pop […]
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Eddie Huffman’s John Prine: In Spite of Himeself (University of Texas Press, March 2015, $24.96/13.99, 224 pages) from the American Music Series effectively explores the music and life of Americana icon John Prine in an admiring, but not uncritical unauthorized […]
Once, hunters and their tribes and families roamed and thrived through the plains and deep woods of America. Then the white man came, and eventually, after many bloody physical and political battles, came what Johnny Cash called “bitter tears.” I […]
Although he’s most known for, basically, a pop hit, Shawn Mullins is one of those singer-songwriters who spins old-school yarns with his words, telling tales of hard-lived lives and hard-fought battles. Some of his characters are real, some aren’t… but […]
Next to Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson is probably the most important figure in the prehistory of alt-country-or-whatever. Dylan proved that songwriting trumped vocal prowess and that you didn’t even have to make literal sense to get a feeling over. Kristofferson […]
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