Mental Health Comes Into the Light With Music From This Folk Collection
I found this effort special to listen to and because of its optimistic and inspiring approach – something quite different from the regular batch of creativeness I often receive. I also took an interest because in my spare time I have worked for years with special needs students. Here, this Canadian
Throwback Concert: Tom Petty Charlotte, N.C., April 14th 1995
Everyone one has that coming of age sorta story to tell and I would have to say this is mine. Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on April 14, 1995 was the date that Tom Petty would be playing live and in living color. Meanwhile back in Spartanburg four friends
Alison Brown and Unbound Tradition
Alison Brown leans against a post at the back of the stage noodling on her banjo as the electric keyboard and full drum kit are placed onstage for the final show of Friday night. I sit down in my seat, and the man next to me mumbles something about drums
The Final Curtain: Elvis Way Down in The Jungle Room
Few American artists could claim territory in the national spirit like Elvis Presley. In a country where identity undergoes a constant process of multiplication and fluctuation, Elvis managed to pull everything together into a cohesive persona and performance. He was white with a black influence. He was masculine with a
Bruce Molsky, Spencer and Rains, and The Old Time Tiki Parlour
There is something special about kicking back in the comfort, peace, privacy and safety of your own home, flipping in a DVD and taking in music-video and audio. I do love live music and we pilgrim here and there to hear it and to play it. We go to
John John Brown and The Road Taken
Like the cat that has nine lives, John John Brown can claim some excellent survival skills. “During the middle of the recording of The Road, I fell down a 75 foot well and survived because my guitar broke my fall,” he says by way of introduction. That’s either an