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Ernie Hill

Bruce Molsky, Spencer and Rains, and The Old Time Tiki Parlour

Bruce Molsky, Spencer and Rains, and The Old Time Tiki Parlour

There is something special about kicking back in the comfort, peace, privacy and safety of your own home, flipping in a DVD and taking in music-video and audio. I do love live music and we pilgrim here and there to hear it and to play it. We go to festivals,

Conversations With Old-Time Performers and The Man Who Brought Them, Craig Frailin' Evans

Conversations With Old-Time Performers and The Man Who Brought Them, Craig Frailin' Evans

I grew up in a musical family. Music was all over the place. Early in childhood, before my older siblings matured out of control, we had family sing-alongs. Tunes like “In the Pines, Shenandoah, Cimmarron, You Are My Sunshine”, so many, but mainly, the radio in our house stayed on

Howard Rains and "The Old Texas Fiddle"- preserving Texas Americana Fiddle Music

Howard Rains and "The Old Texas Fiddle"- preserving Texas Americana Fiddle Music

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 the Texas Playboys with Bob Wills calling out behind the

Meet John Hotze, the Man Behind the John Hartford Memorial Festival

Meet John Hotze, the Man Behind the John Hartford Memorial Festival

What do you do when one of your closest friends passes away way too soon, especially a lifelong friend who symbolized what a true free spirit musician is, a real songwriter, a great fiddler, banjo picker, and a wonderful entertainer? According to John Hotze, a 71 year old entrepreneur, visionary,