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There are five of them now, these albums credited to a California desert aggregate called the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers — or, in the case of the two most recent releases, Mark Olson & the Creekdippers. Five records in six […]
There is a certain refreshing rightful air to the territory where artists such as Dolly Parton reside. Their legend and fortune long since assured, they are essentially free to follow whatever paths they wish for the rest of their career, […]
This five-song disc spotlights a new “Memphis Mix” of the song “Damn Shame” from Jay Farrar’s recent Sebastopol release, supplementing it with four outtakes from the album’s original recording sessions. The remix was a worthy endeavor, dangling a rhythmic hook […]
An expatriate Texan who now calls Switzerland home, Richard Dobson has a storied past, enough that he actually turned his life into an autobiographical novel a few years back. The Gulf Coast Boys documented Dobson’s mid-’70s days traveling in Texas […]
Mention Utrecht to most Americans, and they’d have no clue. Amsterdam, of course. Rotterdam, maybe. The Hague, probably, for its unusual name (and its frequent role in international relations). Not so for Utrecht, the fourth-largest city in Holland, despite its […]
It’s a long way from the front porch of the General Store in Bynum, North Carolina, to the small stage of the Borderline nightclub in London, England. The rooms are actually about the same size, but they’re a world apart […]
One never knows what stirs the passions that drive us to write. For Christy McWilson, it may be those hours lying awake and wondering about the weight of the world. For Lonesome Bob, it may be the way that weight […]
“Do you still have your dreams?” Mickey Newbury drops this question about halfway through his new album’s title track, one of two songs on the disc that clock in on the long side of ten minutes. Newbury has sketched plenty […]
Travel back through time, if you will, to an early ’90s November night in Athens, Georgia. Half a dozen songwriters gathered around a living room, trading songs way into the wee hours of the morning. Among them, two characters with […]
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