Talking New Grass with Sam Bush
Sam Bush tells a story about how bluegrass Founding Father, Bill Monroe, after hearing the tradition-bending sound being touted as progressive bluegrass, once saw young Bush coming his way. “Here comes that mother.” So, the story goes, that is how Bush became known as "the Mother of Bluegrass.
Tom Waits - Last Leaf on the Tree
"And if I should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree
In the spring,
Let them smile, as I do now,
At the old forsaken bough
Where I cling."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
"I fight off the snow
I fight off the hail
Nothing makes me
Glastonbury Festival 2014 - A Review of the Smaller Stages
Everyone has their own Glastonbury experience. It’s so vast, with 200,000 people and thousands of acts scattered across two large Somerset farms, that this giant muddy city is able to offer something for everyone. There are those that like the big name acts of the Pyramid and Other
Joseph Arthur - Lou
There are some moments in a musical life that are magical. This morning is one of those unexpected moments. A light rain falls in central West Virginia as the blackberries begin to ripen early this year, turning from a brilliant red to that luscious, Mercedes-Benz black, and the mail
Steven Fromholz – Part 4, Kerrville Folk Festival Memorial Concert Review
Part 4 – A Kerrville Celebration of Steven Fromholz, The Man And His Music
The Sundown Concert held on the evening of Monday 26th May during this year’s Kerrville Folk Festival was billed as a Celebration of Steven Fromholz, the man and his music. Above, see Bob Livingston’s poster
Under Richard Thompson's Spell: From Tragic Loss to Knowingly Boyish Wisdom
The Pabst Theatre crowd leapt to its feet and roared, and you knew he was coming back. Not only that, 65-year-old Richard Thompson suddenly scurried back out to his guitar, like a kid pouncing onto a Christmas present.
I’m standing the conventional concert review on its head