I find most DJs are pretty smart about music and willing to share their knowledge with others. I guess that’s why I thought this column would be interesting. Rick August qualifies as both smart and active in more than just music. […]
I find most DJs are pretty smart about music and willing to share their knowledge with others. I guess that’s why I thought this column would be interesting. Rick August qualifies as both smart and active in more than just music. […]
For this week’s entry, I thought it’s about time we get a radio DJ from Canada, don’t you think? We might as well get hardcore with Fred Smith. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio? Fred Smith: I’ve […]
You can buy The Rose of Roscrae via Frontera Records or the usual other places. I bought the bundle which came with a promo CD for radio and a detailed booklet/program/libretto but a music-only two disk version is also available. […]
The until-very-recently Texas-based Tom Russell is a whirling dervish of creative energy, curiosity, cowboy poetry, and virtuosity. It’s hard to do justice to the work of such an accomplished songwriter who has lyrically painted a portrait of the American West […]
Tom Russell is so prolific that it’s hard to keep up: I have about two dozen of his albums, and I’m still missing a few. This pair of 2014 releases almost slipped by me. Tonight We Ride, subtitled “The Tom […]
I am surprised that I was not familiar with Tom Russell prior to his shows at Club Passim last week. He is a masterful storyteller who blends elements of folk, country, rock, and Americana (which he explained includes all the […]
Tom Russell’s talent and penchant for experimentation have fueled some terrific projects over the course of his four-decade, 28-album career, but never more so than in recent years. In 2013, for example, he issued Aztec Jazz, a genre-bending classic that […]
Tom Russell is nothing if not a dedicated advocate for creative Americana. Just two years ago he released “Aztec Jazz” , a compendium of his songs preformed live with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble. He has now created a massive opus […]
Tom’s ancestral and musical triptych finally reaches fruition – Tá sé iontach, tá sé go hálainn Let me begin by stating that what follows is intentionally long, it has to be, since Russell’s message is not solely confined to the […]
Tom’s ancestral and musical triptych finally reaches fruition – Tá sé iontach, tá sé go hálainn More decades ago than he’d probably care to be reminded, Thomas George Russell graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a […]
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