I read the obituaries. Have for years. First thing when I open the Times every morning, I turn to the last pages of the B-section. It is not a morbid thing, it’s a small gesture of attention that I pay to […]
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As I began looking though the photos from our outstanding photographers, for this week’s column, I noticed a dominance of women artists. That got me to thinking about how every couple of years the music media likes to name a […]
I’ve seen Bill DeVille around the “halls” of the Americana Music Conference for a number of years. I finally struck up a conversation with him and immediately knew he was a kindred radio and music junkie. Bill Frater: Where and when […]
I introduced myself to Greg Vandy at this year’s Americana Music Conference in Nashville, back in September. I knew he was cool because I saw him at all the good shows over the week and then at Arnold’s “meat & three” Country Kitchen. […]
NIGHT 1 of 5 Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 On any given night, Nashville can an embarrassment of riches when it comes to entertainment options. And this week AmericanaFest compounds that “problem” for fans of roots-rooted music. Take opening night for […]
What is Americana? I heard that question asked many times this past week in Nashville, by first-timers and folks who knew nothing about AmericanaFest. I do not attempt to answer that as I subscribe to what Charles Mingus said about jazz: […]
I travelled to Manchester for this gig, since like too many darn American musicians Margo Price was not gracing Oxford this time round. I was keen to go because there has been a fair amount of hype around Price and […]
Last year I did an article on five artists not to miss at the Americana Music Association Festival. Try as I might, this year with over 200 artists performing over six days at fourteen venues I find it impossible to narrow it […]
Well, after operating this column for months, I figure it’s about time I take a look in the mirror and answer my own questions about radio and being a DJ. This week’s subject is me. What else can I say? I […]
I’m always on the hunt for new music and I continue to explore the world of online music. I was an early user of Pandora and have found lots of new musicians that I wouldn’t have heard since the demise of record […]
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