A Note on Music, Mental Health, and Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison
Scottish folk-rock band Frightened Rabbit reported its songwriter and frontman Scott Hutchison missing on Wednesday, and early this morning (in America) Scottish police confirmed that a body recovered in Port Edgar, near the South Queensferry neighborhood of Edinburgh, was his.
The apparent suicide comes in fairly quick succession of two
Writing About Bluegrass Royalty, Warts and All
Last weekend, Barbara Martin Stephens, at age 83 an energetic, warm, articulate woman, came to the Sertoma Bluegrass Festival in Florida to tell the story of her life with “The King of Bluegrass,” Jimmy Martin. Her book, Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler: My Life with Jimmy Martin,
Steve Forbert Lists His Favorite Three Albums
For three years, the prevailing theme of my Best I’ve Ever Seen column has been musicians talking about the best concerts they attended by other artists. To mix it up a bit, I decided to broaden the theme and from time to time allow readers to learn which albums
What Is Cosmic American Music? (And a List of Examples)
Cosmic American Music is hard to define, and often easier to define by what it’s not. Michael Grimshaw in his essay “Redneck Religion and Shitkickin’ Saviours? Gram Parsons, Theology and Country Music” writes: “Parsons’ mission was the creation of a new way forward, a way to musically heal the
American Desert Music That Twists, Turns, Shifts and Satisfies
I am familiar with this group of musicians – 3hattrio (three hat trio) -- and they are – out there. I love and respect their work. Why? Because after listening to countless proficient musicians, good showcases, competent playing and well-written songs this is one of the bands who are implicitly original. They
‘Sometimes the Good Guys Win’: Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy Meets Kris Kristofferson
Blue Rodeo’s catalog is vast and filled with so many outstanding albums that it’s easy to overlook the excellent solo albums released through the years by members of the Canadian band.
A new album, Constellation, was just released by Jim Cuddy, and it’s another winner for Blue