Drew Nelson recently released his Red House debut, Tilt-A-Whirl.  A crossroads between Springsteen roots-rock and Nanci Griffith storytelling, the record gives a fresh voice to tough times and resilient characters.  We asked him to take some time and answer a few questions so you could get to know bit more about him and the songs from Tilt-A-Whirl.

A lot of your songs are character driven. Is there a specific…

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While music seems to be swirling everywhere in the atmosphere creating a background to everything we do it’s hard to slow down and just listen to music.  Most of us listen to our favorite tunesmiths as we’re cleaning the house, working in the garage, eating, working out or just about anything.  There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s rare to completely stop what you’re doing and just listen to the music.  Does anyone JUST listen to music?

 

 

Remember the…

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Jorma Kaukonen recently celebrated his 70th birthday with two-nights at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Performing with Hot Tuna, the evening boasted such music icons as Bob Weir, Steve Earle, Warren Haynes, Chris Smither, Bruce Hornsby, Larry Campbell, Bill Kirchen and many more! These two unbelievable nights of music are best told from Jorma himself. Here are his re-caps of the two evenings complete with set lists. Look for the first new Hot… Continue

If you're down at SXSW this week come on by and visit the Red House party as well as the official showcase! It's your chance to hear some of the greatest folk music ever recorded and to hear some of our emerging acts as well as some of our good friends!



Official Showcase:

Thursday, March 18th - 8 pm-Midnight

Stephen F's Bar - 701 Congress Ave.

Featuring: Ruth Moody (of The Wailin' Jennys), Ray Bonneville, Danny Schmidt, and… Continue