Kerrville Folk Festival: Songwriter Heaven
In my last column, I mentioned that the Kerrville Folk Festival is the main reason that I expatriated from Portland, OR and have found myself living in a 1972 ranch house in South Austin with a husband, two kids, and a dog. I thought I’d follow up with the
"Darling"
Barnstar! began as the brainchild of Zachariah Hickman (bassist for Josh Ritter, musical director for Ray Lamontagne) for a local bluegrass supergroup featuring some of Boston’s best musicians and songwriters. Using the familiar tools of the genre—guitar (Mark Erelli), fiddle (Jake Armerding), mandolin (Taylor Armerding) and banjo (Charlie
Amy Speace is That Kind of Girl
It takes a few spins to embrace the latest work from an artist in order to fully absorb the lyrics and the nuances of the musical soundtrack. I kept listening toThat Kind of Girl, the brand new record from Amy Speace to the point I felt this young lady needs
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Preaches the Gospel of Mixing It Up
Reverend Peyton is the first to admit that the name of his outfit – Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – could appear to some like mere hyperbole, or worse, wholly misleading. “We’ve had so many soundboard people ask us over the years, ‘How many channels do you need? I don’
Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart
With a nasal twang and a pair of jeans shrink-wrapped to his slinky pelvis, Dwight Yoakam plowed a furrow across conventional country, bringing back the Bakersfield sound. But for the past few years, he's kept a low profile, going five years between Dwight Sings Buck and 2012&
50 Years Ago Today - 'Flowers on the Wall' Was Recorded By The Statler Brothers
March 13 1965 Johnny Cash was booked to record "Flowers on the Wall" but couldn't make it. Columbia Records allowed The Statler Brothers to record it and it became a huge hit. The song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2