Them Dam' Haynes Boys
The self-titled and only album by the Columbus, Ohio band Haynes Boys does not sound like it is almost 20 years old. Perhaps it is because great music is always timeless, or maybe there is something more. The hard-driving roots rock music it features is just as prevalent
The Meaning of Della Mae
Okay, so full disclosure: I started out to write a review of Della Mae’s June 11 show at suburban Philadelphia’s Ardmore Music Hall that would be completely devoid of the most common descriptor of the band over their first three albums: “ . . . the all-female bluegrass band . . .” Because what
Kelley Gibson and the Healing Power of Music
My wife and I came to know Kelley Gibson, bit by bit, through his father Eric Gibson, who happens to be the older half of The Gibson Brothers, one of the premier bands in bluegrass. Kelley is 19 years old. His life has not been easy, and it has often
Cole Porter and the Gods of Gossamer
Cole Porter was born 124 years ago this week.
There’s no love song finer
But how strange
The change
From major to minor
Ev’ry time we say goodbye.
The strange change from major to minor runs throughout Cole Porter’s life and work. Harmonically, it was the signature
Radoslav Lorkovic: One of Folk's Most in-Demand Sidemen Recalls His Favorite Shows
Radoslav Lorkovic has recorded eight albums, but he is best known for the virtuoso musicianship and beauty he has put into many other artists’ music – both live and in the studio.
Born in Croatia before moving to America at age six, the classically trained pianist and accordionist played three shows
I've Said It Before, I'll Say It Again: Gram Parsons Wrote "Wild Horses"
I wrote this in 2013 after an article in Uncut magazine quoted Mick Jagger’s brother as saying Gram Parsons wrote “Wild Horses.” I’ve always thought so, but never analyzed it from a literary standpoint, what the song could have been written about. So I did so interpret the