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Amos Perrine

Seven Scottish-Americana Artists Deserving Wider Acclaim

Seven Scottish-Americana Artists Deserving Wider Acclaim

In my ever expanding quest to report on roots music in other parts of the world, this week our attention is turned to what's happening on the other side of the Atlantic. Again, we have Scotland's Carol Graham to share her insights, enthusiasm, and photographs of

San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Up Close & Personal

San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Up Close & Personal

If it is October, it’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass time at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Once again readers of this column will be able to experience, up close and personal, that autumnal gathering via the photos and words of Peter Dervin, with additional photos by Holly Horn. Peter

The Endearing Qualities of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

The Endearing Qualities of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

It had been nearly six years to the day since I had seen Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the initial The Harrow & the Harvest tour, so I was not about to miss this short mini-tour to celebrate the album's release on record.

From Earl Scruggs to Bela Fleck: Let Us Now Praise the Banjo

From Earl Scruggs to Bela Fleck: Let Us Now Praise the Banjo

I have been thinking a lot about John Hartford lately. And the banjo. About how one of the most popular songs of the 20th century ("Gentle on My Mind") was written on the banjo, and its journey to prominence today in roots music. While the instrument's

Cayamo Pulls Out the Stops in Celebrating its 10th Anniversary

Cayamo Pulls Out the Stops in Celebrating its 10th Anniversary

You've heard the phrase "captive audience." How about captive artists? That's the premise of the Cayamo experience: Take the cream of the crop of Americana talent, both established and bright up-and-comers, put them on a luxury cruise ship and mix in a

From Doc Watson to R.E.M.: Celebrating 33 Years of the Mountain Stage Radio Show

From Doc Watson to R.E.M.: Celebrating 33 Years of the Mountain Stage Radio Show

When you enter the stage entrance at the Culture Center on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mountain Stage calls home, you pass half a dozen or so poster boards on easels that list the date of every show and the artists who performed

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival 2016 in San Francisco

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival 2016 in San Francisco

When Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival began in 2001, at the urging of fellow West Virginia native Hazel Dickens, it was called Strictly Bluegrass. But, in 2004, in order to reflect the wider changes in roots music, the word "Hardly" was added. That broadening takes on an added resonance