Crooning and Creativity Highlight Logan Ledger’s Debut
At first blush, singer-songwriter Logan Ledger sounds like he just wasn’t made for these times. His singing is a throwback to a bygone era, stirring up echoes of the lonesome voices of a Glen Campbell or Roy Orbison. Ledger’s eponymous debut LP, produced by T Bone Burnett and
PRINT EXCERPT: ‘High Fidelity’ and Why Record Store Culture Remains Relevant
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THROUGH THE LENS: Martha Spencer on Love and Endurance in the Time of Coronavirus
Born in the mountains / Fifty years ago / I traveled the hills and valleys / Through the rain and snow / Seen the lightning flashing / I've heard thunder roll / I've endured, I've endured.
— Ola Belle Reed (Martha Spencer's cousin)
I have written several times about
Bob Dylan Offers History Lessons, a Playlist, and More in 17-Minute ‘Murder Most Foul’
Last night at midnight, Bob Dylan released a new song, “Murder Most Foul.” It is 16 minutes and 57 seconds long, replacing “Highlands” (1997) as his longest studio recording. Centering on the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, it is a master’s lesson in American history and
Basia Bulat Ponders Honesty and Self-Deception on the Stirring ‘Are You in Love?’
Love is a Pandora’s box of trouble on the unsettling fifth album from Canada’s Basia Bulat. Not just a source of heartbreak, it can be an illusion that keeps you from seeing clearly, and perhaps a cruel trick played by chemistry. “Are you in love when you’re
50 STATES OF FOLK: The Genre-Hopping Old-Time Fiddle Tradition of Weiser, Idaho
Back in the early days of the Western frontier, community was a matter of life-and-death: It was the work of people in tandem that led to a successful winter, not merely one man’s luck in finding gold or trapping furs.
In the wild ranges of 19th-century Idaho, part of