Routes to Roots II: Wayne and Kristin Scott Benson
Performing in a major bluegrass band is a grueling business. In order to subsist as a bluegrass musician, a player is often on the road from Thursday through Sunday, frequently appearing at three different events placed hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. Typically, at a bluegrass festival, a band
Singer-songwriter Passenger finds increasing audience with songs of hope and empathy
As a lawyer, as a teacher, and perhaps most importantly, as a mother, I have a pretty good sense of when people are telling me the truth and when they’re being other than their authentic selves. Perhaps that is why I have turned down opportunities from time to time
Tammy Faye Starlite as Nico: 'Inappropriate is My Favorite Adjective'
Nico was a compelling, grim and somewhat scary performer at Manhattan clubs in the late 1970s. I remember sitting on a wooden floor of a now-defunct club as the celebrated Andy Warhol protégé sat in the center of the room fervently pressing on the keys of her harmonium.
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Promoter Bill Wence Sees the Music Biz from All Sides
As you will see, promoter Bill Wence has been in the music business a number of years and he's worked with some of the greatest. As long as I've known him he has always treated me and everyone with a great kindness and respect.
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Sean Rowe Tackles the Artist's Struggle
Sean Rowe has the kind of voice that gets attention. When you put him on, you’re bound to get at least one person asking, “Who’s this?” He sings in a baritone so deep, it feels otherworldly, like he’s some kind of mythical prophet, bellowing mind-blowing truths
Jessi Colter's "An Outlaw and a Lady"
In the now-infamous country anthem of loss (whose words regrettably ring truer with each passing year) “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” George Jones warbles about those singers who “tear your heart out when they sing” like one in particular, “the outlaw that walks through Jesse’s dream.” Most