Blabber’n’Smoke first encountered Pokey LaFarge in 2009, playing solo in a small church hall during the Edinburgh Festival. Armed only with his guitar, a plastic kazoo, and his stentorian voice, he was a revelation with dynamite songs that harked back […]
When it comes to the best in current American roots music, there’s no time like the past. Young musicians around the country have been discovering this over the last ten years, as artists like Dom Flemons and Pokey LaFarge gain […]
Like a straighter American cousin to C.W. Stoneking’s more esoteric old-timey sound, Pokey LaFarge blends all manner of traditional musical forms – from jazz and swing to folk, country, doo-wop and mariachi. It’s all woven together in LaFarge’s authentic style […]
Pokey LaFarge at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia, Easter 2015
Pokey LaFarge at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia, Easter 2015
