One Track Mind: John Prine, "Hello In There"
by Nick DeRiso
It was the first John Prine song I ever heard, and it still sends shivers of sad wonder. Learning more about his life around the time that "Hello In There" was composed only gives me a deeper appreciation for Prine's innate sense of
The Story of Peg Leg Joe : carpenter, sailor and conductor on the Underground Railroad
Abstract :
Just as blues later, slave songs communicated messages and were often a cry of despair bathed however in hope. This article highlights the role played by one such a slave song, “Follow the Drinking Gourd”, in the guidance of the slaves on the road of hope and freedom which
To be blue is to sing the blues?
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The article aims at gathering some of the statements and arguments in the over debated question on the balance of the European and African cultural elements in the blues. It finds that the different positions in the debate bear a remarkable resemblance to two theoretical schools in the cultural
A History of Country Music In The Pacific Northwest
Country Music in the Pacific Northwest
By Peter Blecha
Country music has a remarkably long history in the state of Washington -- but just as with the genres of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, some of the earliest players actually brought their music to the Pacific Northwest from elsewhere. America’
Roll Jordan, Roll: The Slave Song Lucy McKim taught the world
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The article puts the spots on Lucy McKim, whose role in the documentation of the sounds of slavery is largely underestimated. The publication at her initiative of two slave songs in 1862 is situated against the historical context of the battle at and the experiment of Port Royal. The
Nathan Salsburg's Guitar Storytelling
There's a warm welcome in the sound of acoustic guitars. Resonant, woody, and mellow like a fire in the grate after an autumn walk in the country, colored by the inflections of fingers and picks, strings and slides. So close to the timbre and range of the voice