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Amos Perrine

Plainsong - Reinventing Richard: The Songs of Richard Farina

Plainsong - Reinventing Richard: The Songs of Richard Farina

We are celebrating many 50th anniversaries this year, and rightly so as 1965 was a momentous year in popular and folk music. But I would be remiss if I did not write some kind words for one of the significant figures of that decade and one of my idols in

Amy LaVere and Will Sexton - "Hallelujah, I'm a Dreamer"

Amy LaVere and Will Sexton - "Hallelujah, I'm a Dreamer"

There shouldn't be rules in rock and roll, who are we saving our broken hearts for? "Last Rock n' Roll Boy To Dance" -- Amy LaVere Some of my favorite vocalists have worked and recorded in duo settings, e.g., Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour (guitar)

Neil Reshen, March 3, 1939-December 6, 2014

Neil Reshen, March 3, 1939-December 6, 2014

Of the too-many notables in the music world who passed away in 2014, one did not, perhaps, get his due in many roots and Americana publications. His name was Neil Reshen. Many of you are asking, who is Neil Reshen? Without him, the face of country music, alt-country,

Marti Jones - You're Not the Bossa Me

When I first met Marti Jones, several years ago, I had the temerity to tell her that I came know her husband Don Dixon through her, not the other way around. And, like the unabashed fan that I was, I brought my favorite LP for her to autograph. I have

Chris Smither - Still on the Levee, A Fifty Year Retrospective

Chris Smither - Still on the Levee, A Fifty Year Retrospective

I first heard Chris Smither in 1970. Not live, unfortunately, but on vinyl when picking up his first record I'm A Stranger Here Myself on the Poppy label, unheard, for the simple reason that it was Townes' label. I figured -- rightly so -- any label that knew what

Joseph Arthur - Lou

Joseph Arthur - Lou

There are some moments in a musical life that are magical. This morning is one of those unexpected moments. A light rain falls in central West Virginia as the blackberries begin to ripen early this year, turning from a brilliant red to that luscious, Mercedes-Benz black, and the mail

Bob Dylan's Americanarama Festival of Music, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6, 2013

Bob Dylan's Americanarama Festival of Music, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6, 2013

Cincinnati is an easy town to visit from anywhere. The Riverbend Music Center is even easier, just minutes off the Appalachian Highway that cuts through southern Ohio farm country, sitting on the Ohio River next to what used to be Coney Island Amusement Park along State Route 52. Just a