MerleFest. Just saying its name can cause goosebumps and bring forth a flood of memories. Not just me, but other folks I meet along my music travels have the same feelings when I ask them if they have ever been […]
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April 21 must be some kind of musical or spiritual get-together, or perhaps the moon is in the seventh house, as there are some outstanding releases coming out that day, the day before Record Store Day. Here’s a look at some […]
Bluegrass has, I think often unfairly, been seen as culturally and politically conservative. Folks forget that when it first began, it rocked the boat of traditional music, sorta like what bebop was to swing. That tradition continued a few weeks ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, with lots […]
My record collection was once filled with so many great bands who formed in the 1960s and 1970s that some got short shrift. My mistake. Then, a few years ago, I finally went to see Savoy Brown for the first […]
Peter Rowan’s set list was all over the place and magical.
“Wayfaring Stranger” brought to mind Peter Rowan’s friend and one of the Merlefest regulars Tony Rice.
Peter Rowan sort of just did tunes that he felt like at the Traditional Tent and the crowd just ate it up.
One of the few musicians who has played every Merlefest since it started Peter Rowan drew a huge crowd to the Traditional Tent.
Peter Rowan had an early Sunday afternoon set at the Traditional Tent at Merlefest with a powerful storm that blew through in the midst of it.
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