Emerald, a green gem, and now a sparkling Dar Williams song collection. Williams journeyed, far and wide, across her native land in creating the eleven song, self-produced Emerald, her ninth disc to feature original material (*). The contributing musicians are best […]
Humankind’s foibles and failings are explored in the image rich Owls. Austin, Texas based Danny Schmidt (vocals, guitar) is supported on Owls by album producer David Goodrich (guitars, piano) and recording engineer Keith Gary (piano), plus Mike Meadows (drums, percussion), […]
Tom’s ancestral and musical triptych finally reaches fruition – Tá sé iontach, tá sé go hálainn Let me begin by stating that what follows is intentionally long, it has to be, since Russell’s message is not solely confined to the […]
Tom’s ancestral and musical triptych finally reaches fruition – Tá sé iontach, tá sé go hálainn More decades ago than he’d probably care to be reminded, Thomas George Russell graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a […]
Photograph of the front cover of the approximately 100pp. “Program Guide with Libretto” released in conjunction with Tom Russell’s 2CD recording The Rose Of Roscrae (2015)
Photograph of Tom Russell taken by Nadine Russell, at an abandoned truck stop in Sierra Blanca, Texas on Highway I10, some 90 miles east of El Paso. Tom recalled “Always meant to drive out there and take more photos – […]
Baladista, an album overflowing with gentle, melodic grace. Baladista is Chicago born, Southern California based Rafael’s ninth recording and his third consecutive release on Jackson Browne’s imprint Inside Recordings. This ten-song set was recorded and mixed by Joel in his […]
Rhodes’ fourteen song Cowgirl Boudoir is a “been there” exposition of love, loss, survival, recovery and, most of all, precious memories. Captured on familiar territory, Kimmie Rhodes’ Sunbird Studios in Spicewood, Texas, the recording and mixing of Cowgirl Boudoir is credited […]
From initial desire to loss, desperation, bitter heartache and resolution, That Kind Of Girl traces the arc of a highly charged love affair. The twelve-song That Kind Of Girl, three days in the making, is Baltimore, Maryland-bred, Nashville-based Amy Speace’s third […]
A cleverly constructed backward glance at five decades of Wes McGhee music, familiar and less so….here’s an Englishman whose musical heart and soul is totally Texan. The Story So Far … A search confirmed that there’s not one Wes […]
