Just Who Is the Galway Girl?
Edmond Enright was born on the 19th of May in 1975 in the Irish village of Birr, County Offaly. A small town of less than 6,000 people, Birr has a castle that once was home to the largest telescope in the world, named The Leviathan of Parsonstown. There is
Watching Bob Dylan in Mesa, Arizona (1988)
Mesa, Arizona: July 1988
In the summer of 1988, I had my first truly fabulous and lucrative job in a big city: Philadelphia. Dapper in my professional Brooks Brothers suits from Filene's Basement, and sober closed-toed shoes, I was making what seemed (then and now) a silly
Paul Burch: Funny, Kind, and Dedicated to Beauty
Paul Burch is one of those artists who I love because he brings a unique sound and perspective to everything he records. Whether he honors Southern soul, Buddy Holly, or, most recently on Meridian Rising, imagines a musical autobiography from the perspective of Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music,
Gary Duncan--- Still Delivering the Message
Note: This was written ten years ago but contains information I seldom see on the Net. It is based on an interview from 2007.
Gary Duncan was another deer caught in the headlights and he owes it to a myopic media strapped to headlines rather than story. In 2007, writers,
Land of the Rising Sound
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article appeared in our Spring 2016: Roots & Branches issue of No Depression in print. Its author, Denis Gainty, was working on a book about the history of bluegrass music in Japan, and contributed another related article to our forthcoming Summer 2017 issue. When
Sharing Supper with John Platt
Although I don't know John Platt, I came across his name while reading up on a new artist I like, Bill Scorzari, and there was a quote from him. The shared interest in an artist was good enough for me to contact him for this column.
Bill Frater: