Remember your first gig? Remember maybe drawing up a poster, applying the original “cut and paste”, (scissors and tape-really!) or Photo-Shopping yourself into some dramatic back drop to advertise your gig? Remember how you felt when you arrived that night and […]
Allie Burbrink, songwriter and clawhammer banjo picker for the Indiana band, The Whipstitch Sallies, also has a rich sense of humor. This video was captured on the band’s cell phones and edited using Allie’s home-studio. In her words, “I got […]
How many flat pickers does it take to change a lightbulb? At least five. One to change the bulb and four to say, “I can do that faster.” How many Eric Lamberts does it take to put a smile on […]
For over a decade, folk singer/songwriter Cody Diekhoff, performing as “Chicago Farmer” has been driving the highways and back roads of America as a solo artist sharing his story and connecting with people through his own style of poetic, sing-a-long […]
The Mascot Theory. Now, that’s a name. I love band names that make me wonder. I asked band leader, Erik Kjelland, who is also the band’s chief songwriter, where the name came from. “My friend and I came up with […]
When I hear the word “Texas”, I immediately think of “big” or “oil”, or “Longhorns” or “Lone star”, or “rich”. When I hear “Texas fiddle”, Texas dance music or “Swing” comes to mind, like the twin and triple fiddles of […]
This touching and timely video was Directed by Chris Cannucciari (www.cannucciari.com) from Battles, available here: www.kingsleyflood.com/store
When I first heard Norman Blake, about thirty or so years ago, I was blown away by the notion that there was actually a picker who could hit the hot licks, but chose, rather, to explore the sounds from another […]
This is Red Molly’s first official music video and upcoming tour dates. They filmed the video for “Hello Goodbye” (not the Beatles tunes) on a joyous day at the Cape Cod Carousel Funhouse Arcade. Thus far this year, they have […]
Just how much of our history in music has fallen by the wayside, filed away in some attic, rotting under some old red brick building basement, or just plain destroyed by folks cleaning house? No telling. Thankfully, there is now […]
