This week, I’m featuring the photos of C. Elliott from Tucson, Arizona. While she and I have chatted about photography for quite some time, I was unaware till recently that we lived in Cincinnati during the same time, she in high school […]
0
Some days my bones feel weary. It especially hurts when I get down on my knees, slowly bend over, and flip through dusty shelves of old, used books. Years ago it was record stores, but I can barely recall the last […]
When Jim Lauderdale takes the stage on September 21 at the Americana Music Association’s 15th Annual Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman, I have no doubt he will receive not only thunderous applause, but likely the longest standing ovation anyone has ever […]
I dreamed about Ralph Stanley the day after he died. I was feeling ill. I crawled into bed and fell into a deep sleep. Over the years, I had visited his hometown a few times, circling to and fro across the […]
Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles were in full rolling glory in the winter of 2011. One Saturday night that December had long been anticipated — for starters, Donald Fagen would be joining Levon’s band that evening. But there were also two guest acts on […]
James King was a man with great musical talent and a voracious appetite for life. Those two things fed each other and helped him to emerge from the picker’s field to become one of the most popular and beloved bluegrass singers, from […]
Last week, Cara DiGiovanni and Dewey Brown became Facebook friends of mine. Why should I comment on this? I know Cara (and her sister Frannie) a little, but I’m not in the habit of chasing teenage girls around, so I […]
Many people think of bluegrass music and hillbilly music in the same breath. Old-time, a description often applied to string band music as it developed in the first third of the 20th century in the mountains, hills, and hollers of […]
One of bluegrass’ most beloved artists, Ricky Skaggs has lived a blessed life, it would seem. He’s played with Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. He joined up with J.D. Crowe and the New South, Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band, and started […]
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
AVAILABLE NOW
AVAILABLE NOW
