Last weekend, Barbara Martin Stephens, at age 83 an energetic, warm, articulate woman, came to the Sertoma Bluegrass Festival in Florida to tell the story of her life with “The King of Bluegrass,” Jimmy Martin. Her book, Don’t Give Your […]
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Note: This post is a sort of follow-up to my previous post,What Happens When You’re A Songwriter Who Can’t Write Songs. What Happens When You’re A Songwriter Who Can’t Write Songs.
Curtis Eller’s American Circus performs “Lenny Bruce” for NPR’s 2018 Tiny Desk Contest. Featuring Curtis Eller (banjo & lead vocal), Dana Marks (harmony vocal), Steve Cowles (tenor saxophone), William Dawson (vibraphone), Hugh Crumley (bass) and Jack Fleishman (drums). www.curtiseller.com […]
If it’s March, the center of the world of roots music is Austin and SXSW. For the third year in a row, this column will feature the photos of Kirk Stauffer. It was his ninth consecutive year, so he knows […]
For three years, the prevailing theme of my Best I’ve Ever Seen column has been musicians talking about the best concerts they attended by other artists. To mix it up a bit, I decided to broaden the theme and from […]
Americana music is, intentionally, a very broad term. While that “big tent” philosophy has annoyed some roots music purists, it has also led to the surge in popularity seen in recent years. That classic country crooners like Malpass Brothers can […]
Have you seen dignity? These days, we know where not to look for it. But it was there, so very much there, at the filled-to-capacity Beacon Theater, on March 15th, for the second annual Love Rocks NYC to benefit God’s […]
An office premises involves the entry, exit and movement of so many people at the same time and while there are posters to throw the garbage only in a garbage bin, we at times miss aiming for it, isn’t it? […]
The name Hawktail may be new to you, but the band’s players probably aren’t. Respected players Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice, Paul Kowert, and Dominick Leslie comprise the new group, who plan to release their debut album, Unless, on May 11. […]
I was crawling around the concrete floor downstairs in the basement of The Strand, the massive indie bookseller just south of Union Square on Broadway in Manhattan, looking for nothing in particular when I came across a worn paperback about […]
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