Former Bonepony guitarist Bryan Ward returns in new country-funk act Thompson Ward
Guitarist Bryan Ward is no one-trick pony. Now the country-funk riffmeister and other half of the Mississippi duo Thompson Ward (http://www.thompsonward.com), Ward was once a Bonepony, though. Formed in Baltimore, Maryland in the late ‘80s, Bonepony grabbed their mandolins and fiddles and signed with Capitol
When Tanya won't be good no more - moving on with Frazey Ford
Obadiah
Review by Douglas Heselgrave
Oh, those early years of the twenty first century when Alt-country songs and the women who sang them stole our hearts! There was such a wealth of hurting progressive country tunes coming out around a decade ago that it was often easy to overlook
Steve Earle's "Ellis Unit One" & the Supreme Court
In the last few weeks, recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John P. Stevens has been in the news for writing a book review, followed by an appearance on 60 Minutes. These recent stories about Justice Stevens and his changing views on capital punishment remind me of Steve Earle&
SHINE ON TONY JOE WHITE
[A few years back, Byron Bay, Australia]
The night had come down slowly, warm and beautiful, and I was waiting side of stage for the show to begin. There was a light coming from the artists' trailer behind me and it spilled over toward the stage.
Suddenly I was
Hillgrass Bluebilly's tribure to Hank Williams and Leadbelly: "Hiram & Huddie"
*image courtesy of Hillgrass Bluebilly Records
Throughout the times and all the way up to the present the enduring repertoires of early country and blues artists have lived on. In many cases the songs are even more popular today than they were during the lifetimes of those long gone musicians
One-Man Band Series, #11: Honkeyfinger
photo by: Andy Hall (originally appeared in Blues in London)
When it comes to today's one-man bands you won't find anyone else out there quite like London's Honkeyfinger, who has made it his business to further bend and twist the already curved-line