There’s absolutely nothing plain about Pamela Means’ beautiful new release, “Plainfield,” on Wirl Records. It’s a rich musical tapestry of six years of introspection, and centuries of oppression. Growing up bi-racial in Milwaukee and its environs, Means says she felt the […]
David Bromberg embraced Americana music long before it was cool – probably even before the phrase had even been coined. He pioneered the seemingly inconcievable mash up of country and western, low-down blues, bluegrass and sea shanties with searing rock and […]
Here’s 20 questions with Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen, who reflect on making music in today’s world. 1. You’re on an airplane and strike up a conversation with your seat mate, How you do you describe what you do, what […]
Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen represent a vanishing breed – self-styled, American troubadours in the tradition of those who plied the dance halls, saloons and camp gatherings in this new land long before the advent of what’s become today’s music […]
Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey’s career was humming along nicely last year – recording, writing, European tours, annual week-long coffeehouse productions. Long stretches of concentrated writing, creative options opening everywhere, and even extended backroads bicycle jaunts with performances on front porches and wayside gas […]
New Haven, Conn 01/31/16
