As I was getting ready to go out the other night, my teenage son was doing the same. With his Spotify playlist blasting through the computer speakers, I heard a Patti Smith song and paused to tell him the story about the […]
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Last week I was sitting in a chilly room with about a dozen guitar pickers and as is the protocol for this particular song circle, each person took their turn at presenting a tune and leading the group through […]
While I have not made it to any of the previous 26 gatherings of Folk Alliance International’s annual conference, this year in Kansas City will continue the tradition of bringing musicians together from all over the world to perform and mingle, […]
Two old guys and a kid. Hey…that’s what I probably should have named this article. But I’ve been reading up on how to build your online audience and it seems if you actually use names of famous people in the title you […]
The horses are in the barn, the chickens in the coop, the cat is laying on my toes, and the glow of the fireplace makes this room seem like an old time moving picture as the shadow of the flames […]
This past Christmas I bought my oldest son a few books of the non-digital variety. One was a Johnny Carson biography, another was about a cellist I once saw perform topless in a Philadelphia park, and the third was Amanda Petrusich’s […]
As this year begins, America has lost Miller Williams. The husband of Jordan, father to Karyn, Robert, and Lucinda. He was a poet, editor, critic, and translator with over thirty books to his credit. In his biography, published on the […]
Like many other No Depression readers who have checked out this year’s Top 50 Reader’s Poll, I have really enjoyed pouring over the results and seeing which artists were recognized. In part it’s an affirmation of the music that I’ve […]
Earlier this year, Devon Leger over at Hearth Music sent out an email blast touting a new release he was working. It was the debut album from an old-time music duo by the name of Billy Strings and Don Julin […]
On a cold Sunday night with few people walking the streets of downtown Manhattan, a sold out audience were cozy and warm inside the City Winery for Sloan Wainwright’s annual holiday bash. Fronting a solid band led by guitarist Stephen Murphy, who has […]
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