Bottle of Blues - Gram Parsons and what his music was
There are a number of ways I could characterize my entry into country music fandom. And probably in a few months’ time I’ll be using that line again and choosing a different example (it’s a cheap opener, okay?) – but today it feels like I can put it all
Ten Half-Forgotten Folkies from the '60s Greenwich Village Scene
Every art form goes through periods of intense transformation as artists discover new avenues and new methods to express themselves through the medium. Television is currently experiencing such a revolution, driven in part by advancements in streaming technology and the emergence of new content providers such as HBO, Netflix and
Ann Klein Gives It All Up to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fleetwood Mac
I’ve seen electric and acoustic Ann Klein shows, and I can’t understand why she's ever classified as a blues artist. She isn’t sure either.
“Although I definitely have some blues roots,” Klein says, “I describe it like this: If Lucinda Williams met up with Paul
Considering James Taylor via “Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines”
Does anybody really listen to James Taylor anymore? Like Salinger's Catcher in the Rye – which was an eye-opener at age 15 but a yawning eye-closer at 50 – Taylor's music conjures up a time and a place of youthful love, when the world might have seemed simpler.
Rolf from Germany, Johnny Cash, and "Pladdekaddong"
In my continuing effort to highlight DJs from all over the world, I present Rolf Hierath from Germany. He is a big Johnny Cash fan and does no less then three weekly radio shows.
Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio, and what other stations have you
Mountain Faith: The Real Life of an Emerging Bluegrass Band
Sylva, North Carolina, lies just short of 50 miles southwest of Asheville, the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the western part of the state. It's a small town of around 2,500 people, the seat of Jackson County. It's the closest town to Western Carolina