Fayetteville, AR, is one of my five most favorite cities in the country. The northwest corner of Arkansas is an idyllic little area. Its rolling hills are covered in lush greenery and water springs out of everywhere. It’s full of […]
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I went to the Kerrville Folk Festival for the first time in 2005. I had heard from many different people how amazing and magical it was. However, when Elena and Phil spoke to me about the fest years apart from […]
I learned to drive during the rainy season in the industrial district of Northwest Portland. My dad took me out in our Nissan Quest minivan, and while he was white knuckling in fear, I was thrilled at my newfound freedom. […]
Meredith Cushing and I met when we were eight years old, at summer camp on the Oregon Coast. We were friends immediately, but camp ends and life goes on. Years passed and we met again in middle school, Meredith having […]
After spending the last two weekends at the Kerrville Folk Festival, with one more weekend there to go, I feel compelled to tell you more tales of the storied affair. You may already be familiar with the 18-day singer-songwriter event in […]
This past weekend, my bass-playing husband and I packed up our two boys and headed west from Austin to the Kerrville Folk Festival. Kerrville — a bastion of hippie songwriter-dom — is an 18-day festival in Texas’s gorgeous hill country. […]
In the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, Georgia, there lies an intimate listening room called Eddie’s Attic. Eddie Owen opened it in 1992 and it’s long since become a premier stage for some of the best talent this country has to […]
My last two posts have been about house concerts. In case you are new to this column, I want to reiterate that house concerts are the bread and butter of the modern troubadour. They’re a truly intimate way to experience […]
My previous post was about venerable Fox Run House Concerts in Massachusetts, which has been running since 1997. Today I want to tell you about my absolute favorite gig in Austin, TX: Wyldwood Shows. Wyldwood is another house concert and, […]
So far I’ve written only about traditional music venues and festivals. But it’s time to start talking about the beauty of house concerts. To the uninitiated, a house concert might seem like a strange undertaking – show up to a stranger’s […]
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