Let’s deal with the obvious first, yes, Nashville-by-way-of-Toronto Lindi Ortega’s soprano trill is reminiscent to a certain buxom, bewigged country music superstar. It’s not something she shies away from. Hell she even name-checks Dolly on the title cut. But where […]
A talk with Jessica Northey, Joe Whyte, Heather Fay and Ryan Van Sickle
I’m intrigued by the ABC’s new dramatic series “Nashville,” not because a soap opera set in Music City is in any way compelling to me (it ain’t) but because said dramatic series has tapped one of the Godfathers of Americana, […]
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA October 6, 2012
Song: “Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go” Buddy Miller at the Saturday 2012 Hardly Strictly Banjo Stage with Special Guests: Joel Guzman: accordion, harmony voc Mar…
Jason Isbell and Patterson Hood join Hayes Carll for Levon Helm’s “The Weight” during Wednesday’s Levon Helm Tribute Show at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, T…
Lee Ann Womack & Buddy Miller at the Americana Music Fest in Nashville at The Mercy Lounge with George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s Golden Ring RIGHTEOUS!!! ‘NUFF said…
Below you’ll find my picks for the 2012 Americana Music Conference showcases. This was one of the the toughest years to winnow down the performances I’m going to attend. And I still did a poor job! There is too many […]
As I said in an earlier post the first time I saw the Muscle Shoals, Alabama’s Secret Sisters ( Laura Rogers Lydia Rogers) was at a GRAMMY event for the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers honoring T Bone Burnett. Burnett’s then recent protégés had […]
My first encounter with Atlanta’s Blackberry Smoke – Charlie Starr on Lead Vocals, Guitar, Richard Turner on Bass, Vocals, Brit Turner on Drums, Paul Jackson on Guitar, Vocals and Brandon Still on Keyboards – was seeing them open two shows […]
