There’s always something on the roots music horizon. This week, I’m featuring personal favorites who have either just released an album or have something coming up, including a film. This covers a wide range, from Dolly Parton to William Burroughs, from a […]
Legends. It’s been a week of legends. Another legend passing, while the stories of three legends — Hank Williams, Miles Davis, and Chet Baker — grace the silver screen. Through each, we see what we want to see, feel what we […]
What a way to start an album – “I wish hadn’t done the things did when I was young/all the little tablets I melted on my tongue.” Now there’s an attention grabber! Alyssa then goes on to list the other […]
When taking considerations for the best album releases of 2015, this year it came down to vinyl. From Pledge, Kickstarter, local record shops, Nashville road trips, or by mail as far away as Europe and Australia new releases on a vinyl record […]
“Good evening all. We are The Grahams from Nashville, Tennessee,” Alyssa Graham told us from under her wide brimmed hat. She was in the Errigle Inn, Belfast, with husband Doug and drummer Mike Meadows, playing the Real Music Club. It […]
There is nothing like a good road trip to a music festival. When the calendar turns to September, it’s time for the annual pilgrimage to Nashville for The Americana Music Association week of festivities. Departing Akron with my partner in crime Dale Elwell, […]
The postman has been good to me this year with lots of packages filled with love of the musical variety. Due to some forks in the road in my personal life, the backlog of music has been staggering not only […]
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