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John Apice

Revisiting The Forties & Fifties With Tia’s Enthusiasm = You’ll Be Dancing

Every now and then I have to clean out my head of music I enjoy regularly and dive into something different. Just to remind me there are other viable entertaining types of music to be heard and appreciated. I have lots to sift through but recently what caught my ear

Featured: Former Wings’ Drummer Steve Holley & Patti Smith Bassist Tony Shanahan

Featured Performers: Former Wings’ Drummer Steve Holley and Patti Smith Bassist Tony Shanahan I’ve been familiar with James Maddock’s music since 2000, when he released a major label (Columbia) album under the band name Wood -- called Songs From Stamford Hill. The lead off track “Stay You,” even

The Hummingbirds – 13 Days

I have to stop mentioning where some of these fine Americana-Roots artists hail from. Every few months I am pleasantly surprised by how good some of these musicians are interpreting a wholly American style of music and they are not necassirly rooted in the South – or in a geographical area

Camela Widad – Warriors of Love

Camela Widad – Warriors of Love

Recently, I have been afforded a multitude of refreshing female vocalists to listen to and with the album "Warriors of Love," I discovered a voice with clear resonance and deep roots-oriented discipline. The moment I sat back and started to wade through this ten track collection I immediately

Shades of Kottke, Fahey & Tommy Emmanuel

Shades of Kottke, Fahey & Tommy Emmanuel

First there was the eccentric master of guitar John Fahey and then in the 1970’s came a Fahey protégé named Leo Kottke who more people have become familiar. Later, came Esteban, and later still, Australian guitar-virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel who started to make people sit up and listen to his

Roger Street Friedman - The Waiting Sky

Roger Street Friedman - The Waiting Sky

After swimming through a myriad of albums in recent weeks - many of them excellent - I came across an artist that sounds like he’s been already around for decades. It was the confidence in his voice, the maturity and polish. He was compelling and seasoned. I came to

Bow Thayer featuring Levon Helm – Spend it All

Bow Thayer featuring Levon Helm – Spend it All

This album – with its spooky Nosferatu with a 1940’s cruiser cover -- was released independently in 2006 but, with the passing of the beloved Levon Helm – this album by Bow Thayer deserves another listen. It’s almost like discovering new music by The Band – which would also qualify the