Amanda Palmer, Bob Dylan, and "Bringing It All Back Home"
Early this month, Amanda Palmer announced a new record, You Got Me Singing, that she has made with her father, Jack Palmer. Amanda -- a founding member of the Dresden Dolls, leader of the Grand Theft Orchestra, singer-songwriter, performer, and writer -- seems to stay busier than four or five
Judy Collins on Dylan, Cohen, and Adele
I feel a bit ridiculous dialing Judy Collins’s phone number in Manhattan for an interview. I presume she has been asked every question imaginable during her long, distinguished career in the music business, and I’m guessing that — like a few veteran artists I have interviewed for this column
On the Road in Saskatchewan for Northern Lights
Arriving from the air, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan seems like a place that doesn't want to give up its secrets. I'm flying in to Saskatoon to attend the 2015 Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Festival & Camp, and all I'm seeing is
The Stories Guy Clark Left Us to Tell
He called it dispensation. Special dispensation for white boys. There was a routine Guy Clark would remember years later: Someone would call ahead and get clearance that that a group of young white boys wanted to come see Lightning Hopkins. The blues legend would give the okay and upon arrival,
Sloane Spencer Gets Personal With "Country Fried Rock"
This week, I welcome Sloane Spencer to this column. Sloane does a different sort of radio. Her podcasts feature interviews with recording artists who tell their stories. She also seems to have pretty cool parents!
Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio, and what other stations have
Cowboy Junkies Box Set
The box set is made up of four discs that include remastered versions of the three studio albums that were released in the 2000’s Open, One Soul Now and At The End Of Paths Taken and a fourth disc, called Notes Falling Slow. This fourth disc is made up