The saintly folks who put on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have released a medley of bands to be announced for this year’s festival. In addition to the dependable stalwarts, this year’s fest will include Blind Boys of Alabama, Chris Isaak, Irma […]
Ry Cooder will release “Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down” on Nonesuch/Perro Verde Records on 8/30. Ry continues to probe the difficult topics of class politics, race relations, and big business’ assault on American society. With a fine and […]
You can listen tot he Festival live on KOTO. Tim O’ Brien and Kevin Burke kicking things off now. Sounds very good. All artists have agreed to be part of the fun.
The recent web debut of the Alan Lomax Archives channel is a treasure trove for musicians and listeners of all types of American vernacular music. The clips all were filmed between 1978 and 1985, mostly in North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, […]
A restless young German immigrant named Chris Strachwitz developed a fascination with American jazz, blues and roots music. His recordings fueled a massive movement due to his timely capture of true vine musicians. During his college years in Pomona, California […]
Sam Beam and a new full band premiered the excellent new record, Kiss Each Other Clean start to finish live on WNYC this past Wednesday. The show lasted over an hour and also contained a funked up “Boy with a […]
Looking out the window right now and I see cold and dark. The brutal winter suffered by many these past few months makes us long for warm outdoors . The days will get longer, the sun will return and festival […]
From the Spanish moss draped bends of Bayou Chicot Louisiana we happily discover the fine talent of James Dupre. His home Youtube videos caught on like wildfire and eventually came to the attention of Jerry Douglas who helmed the desk […]
More than a few neck hairs stood on end when sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers began to sing during T Bone Burnett’s recent performances at Hard Strictly Bluegrass and the Speaking Clock Revue. Barely in their twenties, the two songbird […]
The stages are being built and final preparations made for the tenth consecutive Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The weather gods have been appeased and our mini heatwave is rapidly abating to bless the fest with near perfect weather. Two recent interviews […]
