Wakarusa is more than the traditional music festival. Not only is it a gathering of the summer’s top acts, it is also a chance to reconnect with nature and our kindred “festie” spirits. Situated on the picturesque Mulberry Mountain, worries […]
Bluesfest Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Byron Bay NSW Australia 28 March to 1 April 2013 Each year Peter Noble, the 60-something co-founder and supremo of the 23-year-old event, promises the ‘best Bluesfest ever’. I’m never sure who’s talking – the hard headed promoter […]
Goodbye Newport. I’m very sorry but I will not be attending this year. The Newport Folk Festival has been one of my favorite summer events for many years. It’s one of the best music festivals on the East Coast: the […]
One rarely hears the name Tracy Grammer without hearing the name Dave Carter in the next nano-second. In this interview, Tracy relates how entwined her life has been with Dave’s during his lifetime and after his death. It was her […]
“The first time I ever heard the name Elvis Presley… was the first time I saw him play live,” began Marshall Chapman, dusky voice pouring out like slow smoked honey, reading from her Good Bye Little Rock & Roller. “They […]
Americana/Roots Festival Founder Mike Aiken Welcomes David Olney, Elliot Lurie, Bonnie Bishop, Susan Greenbaum and more to Smithfield, Virginia, September 28-29 Nashville, TN (August 15, 2012) — Mike Aiken, Americana/Country/Roots national recording artist and founder of Smithfield Music’s Aiken & […]
Well I’m not sure it really can be getting better and better but that felt like the best Belladrum yet. Two days of mostly glorious and almost entirely dry weather sure helped, of course, but the vibe felt particularly […]
Way before Woodstock, and certainly prior to Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, South By Southwest, and all the other modern music festivals that have to dominate the current cultural landscape, there was the Newport Folk Festival, an annual institution that began in 1959 […]
T-Ride’s wonderful community radio station KOTO is streaming much of the bluegrass festival through Sunday. While not all performers opt to stream, a great many do and fine San Juan ear candy is guaranteed. Their regular programming is most interesting as […]
What do you do when one of your closest friends passes away way too soon, especially a lifelong friend who symbolized what a true free spirit musician is, a real songwriter, a great fiddler, banjo picker, and a wonderful entertainer? […]
