One does not merely attend a performance by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Rather, it’s akin to a seance, which draws you in and you become privy to a creative dialogue that seems to transcend time and space. The evening, […]
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When reviewing the most recent photos taken by the ND photographers, I noticed that a significant number of the artists come from the many branches of country music. Five years ago, this column ran a story profiling eight artists titled […]
This week’s column is the last one this year devoted to roots music festival coverage. It features two Moon Crush fests at Miramar Beach, Florida: Moon Crush: Cowboy Moon (November 1-3, 2024), and Moon Crush: An Avett Moon (November […]
This week’s column features two events in different and scenic locales: the Dreamy Draw Music Festival (November 1 & 2, 2024) in Scottsdale, Arizona in the beautiful Sonoran Desert at the foot of the McDowell Mountains; and the Appalachian Allies […]
As the music festival season winds down, it’s time to take a look at the individual shows the ND photographers have been catching lately. From Buddy Guy — who’s been paying the Chicago blues for over 60 years — […]
The 38th annual King Biscuit Blues Festival took place October 9 to 12 this year, on the banks for the Mississippi River in Helena, Arkansas. Beloved for its rich blues music selection, the festival is considered the best in the […]
Every October the eyes and ears of roots music fans everywhere turn to the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The Park’s landscape includes 680 forested acres, 130 acres of meadows, and 33 acres of lakes, but it’s the […]
This week the column features two fests at opposite ends of the country, Sing Out Loud (St. Augustine, Florida, September 21 and 22) and the Ohana Festival (Doheny Beach State Park, Dana Point, California, September 27-29, 2024). Fortunately, Sing Out […]
This week’s column looks at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) 2024 World of Bluegrass that was recently held in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a multi-headed beast of a roots music festival that’s comprised of four components: 1) Conference […]
Has anyone noticed that, during the past few years, Appalachia has garnered a lot of national attention? So much so that it’s suddenly hip to be from, live in, or even visit the region. It certainly gives an artist an […]
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