Americana Music Comes to Town
Guy teamed up with producer/engineer Miles Wilkinson again for 1992’s Boats to Build after being courted by Kyle Lehning, who had been hired to manage the Nashville office for the revamped Asylum Records label. Lehning released Boats to Build as part of the American Explorers series in partnership
Considering Neil Young Through the Eyes of His Fans
Neil Young is one of rock and folk’s most mercurial and exciting live performers. Many of his shows through the years were spellbinding, and it’s difficult to pick a best show or tour.
I remember incredible performances by Young with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at Denver’s
Folk's Punk Rock Conscience
Frank Turner steps out of Bull Moose Records into Portland, Maine’s midday sun. He’s taller than expected, some 6’2, 6’3”, and clad entirely in black—black Nikes, black cut-off shorts, black t-shirt, a black paneled hat. He lights a cigarette, as he takes a
'Music Confounds the Machines': T Bone Burnett's Keynote Speech at AmericanaFest
Everyone's talking about the great speech T Bone Burnett gave as the keynote address to AmericanaFest yesterday. If you missed it, here's the transcript (posted with permission from the Americana Music Association):
I have come here today first to bring you love. I have come here
Pursuing T Bone Burnett
“Fish were jumpin’ when T Bone Burnett conducted his first conference call with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant to discuss making an album together.” Lloyd Sach’s opening sentence of his critical appreciation of T Bone Burnett, T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit (University of Texas Press) pulls us
Softly and Tenderly: The Complete Trio - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
Trio has been a not-much-played album on my shelves for many years, and when I was getting all excited about this release I wondered why the original never solidified a place on my favourites list. Partly, naturally, I blame my lifetime companion, who has a cynical suspicion about