The Lovely Songcraft of Annalisa Tornfelt
I'd probably embarass myself if I put down here how many times I've listened to the new solo album, The Number 8, from Portland roots songwriter Annalisa Tornfelt. It's become my go-to album for times of stress at work. I flip it on and
The Rose of Roscrae - Tom Russell
You can buy The Rose of Roscrae via Frontera Records or the usual other places. I bought the bundle which came with a promo CD for radio and a detailed booklet/program/libretto but a music-only two disk version is also available.
I can’t remember where I first heard
Ray Wylie Hubbard's Memoir Has No Quit in It
I’m not the biggest fan of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s music. I mean, I’m a fan, just not the biggest. Therefore, when I tell you that his economical, cleverly structured memoir, A Life...Well, Lived (Bordello Records, 174 pages, with Thom Jurek editing), is among the most compelling
Runs in the Family
On "Far Away" – the first song on her self-titled 2005 debut – Martha Wainwright sings:
I have no children
I have no husband
I have no reason to be alive
Now, a decade later, Wainwright is a mother of two. Arcangelo (or Arc, as he’s often known) is
Kendrick Lamar: Persona & Beyond
I’ve been listening to Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly since it came out earlier this year. After playing the CD three or four more times last week, I’m certain that this release will be somewhere in my top three for the year, and felt compelled to
Ironing Board Sam Renaissance: Interview with Tim Duffy of Music Maker Relief Foundation
The blues are no joke. That’s what eclectic-soul singer Ironing Board Sam found at the end of his rope, nearly broke and burned out after a lifetime spent running around the edges of the music industry track.
He’d lived in Nashville and Memphis, cut singles for major labels