Three albums on, Daniel and Lauren Goans, known collectively as Lowland Hum, remain true both to their name and their original motif. Thin boasts everything the title implies, a whispery collection of low cast songs etched in a folkish noir, […]
It’s rather ironic that nearly 50 years after his rise to prominence in the U.K. and his help in founding the iconic British folk ensemble Pentangle, many Americans’ first encounter with Bert Jansch came when Neil Young tapped him to open […]
In their native Canada, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are considered a super group of sorts, thanks to the individual reputations of the band’s three main prime movers — Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson, each a superb singer/songwriter/musician […]
Recorded entirely in London, Mark Eitzel’s tenth solo album, Hey Mr Ferryman, reflects the dreamier side of the former American Music Club leader’s varied pastiche. With one time Suede guitarist Bernard Butler behind the boards, the album boasts an ethereal […]
Described as a love letter to her adopted home, the great state of Texas, country chanteuse Whitney Rose fills the gap between her highly lauded debut, the Raul Malo-produced Heartbreaker of the Year, and her next effort, which will reunite […]
Jay Farrar is what you might call the archetypal journeyman. At age 50, he remains an architect of modern Americana as he continues to fuse the disparate genres of rock, roots, folk, blues and country into his musical amalgam. As a […]
Our interview is about to get started at the time it’s scheduled, but Andy Falco’s first order of business is to order a turkey sub from his favorite deli. “We’re on the road so much, I’m never home,” he notes […]
It takes a certain synergy for two artists to combine their talents and create what becomes a singular vision. singer/songwriter Brigitte DeMeyer and acclaimed instrumentalist Will Kimbrough have been friends and musical collaborators for several years, working together on and […]
Those who lament the passing of the East Tennessee band called Glossary have reason to mourn their loss, given seven outstanding albums flush with a soulful southern sensibility. Happily though, they now have cause to rejoice as well, thanks to […]
Stephen Fearing is a remarkably unassuming journeyman. While his ties with the Canadian super group of sorts, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and a string of superb solo albums that date back over 30 years might qualify for some sort […]
