Mossy Bottom Records: A New Outlet for Roots Vinyl in Seattle
Sometimes as a young folksinger it is hard for me to have conversations with people my age about the music I’m "into”. More often than not, my enthusiasm for getting a mountain dulcimer signed by Jean Ritchie or excitement that Alice Gerard is teaching at the guitar camp
CD Review: "Tell My Sister" by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate & Anna McGarrigle are the iconic Canadian folk duo at the center (with many others) of the seventies folk revival. Accomplished songwriters and wonderful performers, they were contemporary with (and influenced) the early careers of stars like Emmylou Harris, Maria Muldaur and Linda Ronstadt. All performed their songs and
Fiddle Tunes: A Corner Of Heaven In The Pacific Northwest
It’s about 9:30am. I didn’t get to sleep last night until around three or four. I’m feeling it, but not so much that I want to stay in bed all day. I can’t.
I’m anxious to feel the sun on my face, the wind
Concert Review: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Avett Brothers at Red Rocks, 7/9/11
Thunder and lightning hit Red Rocks amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on July 9. Only this time the electrical impulses of the Avett Brothers followed the human boombox known as Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
The buzz that built in advance of this sold-out show was still lingering in the air
The Mystery of the Northwest's Lost Songwriter Ron Davies
Ron Davies
was a songwriter’s songwriter. The kind of artist who wasn’t as well known to the public as he was to his fellow artists. His songs were covered by others like Nanci Griffith, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Maria Muldaur, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and many more. But
Review of Cody Canada and the Departed, This is Indian Land
When the hard-touring country-rock quartet Cross Canadian Ragweed announced last year that they were taking a hiatus—after 9 albums and 15 years on the road—their cult-like fan base hoped that CCR front man Cody Canada would emerge with a new band, which he did, in the form of