The 16th edition of the Cayamo cruise set sail from Miami on March 1 for a week of roots music at sea. Promoted by founder Sixthman as “A Journey Through Song,” the floating festival once again delivered on its […]
The 16th edition of the Cayamo cruise set sail from Miami on March 1 for a week of roots music at sea. Promoted by founder Sixthman as “A Journey Through Song,” the floating festival once again delivered on its […]
Which came first, baseball or roots music? While that may be somewhat of a trick question, in this week’s column we get the best of both worlds: a report from two roots music festivals in Arizona just as Major […]
Ever wanted to attend an indoor winter roots music festival that’s all under one roof? If so, the Wintergrass fest in Bellevue, Washington, is for you. This year held Feb. 22-25, Wintergrass features four performance stages in the Hyatt Regency, […]
To paraphrase one of the The Godfather movies, just when I thought I was out of things to say about vinyl, I have been pulled back in by some important happenings since last year’s report. For your convenience, I’ve listed […]
Nashville, Tennessee’s underground country-rock scene of the 1980s and 1990s reconnected at the Eastside Bowl on Jan. 27 to support one of its own, Jeff Johnson. While Johnson played with numerous groups, he’s perhaps best known as the bassist […]
We may still be in the throes, somewhat, of winter’s short days, but spring promises nicer weather, longer days, and a slew of new roots music releases. This week’s column highlights five releases — three albums and two singles […]
As with virtually all photographers of a certain age, I grew up with a Kodak Brownie camera and black-and-white film. College was, for many of us, the first opportunity to have access to a darkroom. Due to both the […]
As I was reviewing the photos the ND photographers have recently taken, I noticed that most were of women artists. That’s not unusual — both this column at ND as a whole have long recognized that women are a driving […]
While much of the country was receiving large amounts of snow and/or experiencing temperatures in the single digits, the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, was celebrating its 15th year Jan. 12-15 in sunny, spring-like weather. This […]
This week’s guest contributor Liza Orozco and I have at least one thing in common: an unfettered admiration of Sierra Ferrell. Ferrell is from my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, and I’ve seen her many times during the past […]
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