Mt. Joy Makes Party Music, But Is It a Party You'd Enjoy?
My college girlfriend and I had widely divergent tastes in music. She really liked gentle, upbeat folk-rock. I, at the time, was hooked on the cheesiest nu-metal 2001 had to offer. Jesus Christ, it wasn't even good metal – everyone sang like they were throwing up, while half the
Wylie Gustafson Splits Time Between Music and Ranching
Does anybody remember the TV and radio ads for Yahoo's search engines? Well, the guy who did the "Ya-hoo" was the artist in today's Radio Friendly spotlight, Wylie Gustufson. His fine new album, 2000 Miles from Nashville, includes two Nick Lowe covers.
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Joan Baez's Amazing Grace
Joan Baez sings and plays with such understated beauty and elegance that any song she interprets sparkles with glimmers of her just-right vocal phrasing and her cascading guitar work. Her newest album, Whistle Down the Wind, comes a decade after her 2008 Grammy-nominated Day After Tomorrow. Baez’s commitment to
Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym'n Save the Day
Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym’n is a relatively little-known bluegrass band that comes from Frankfort, Kentucky. Composed of three family members and two additional sidemen, they present a picture of a hard-working, blue collar band who earn their fee every time they play. They were one of two featured
How to be a Fan at the Folk Alliance International Conference
I had the opportunity to spend a fantastic four days holed up in a hotel with several thousand musicians and music lovers at the Folk Alliance International Annual conference in Kansas City. My wife and I were two of the only 181 fans out of over 2,700 hundred attendees.
Beauty in the Distance: The Songs and Prayers of John Condron
James Lee Burke, one of the world’s best novelists, wrote that “the most important battles are often fought in places no one has heard of.” In a paradoxical America that is increasingly fractured and fragmented, and yet productive of a singular culture where technology and mainline media erase regional