THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Other New Roots Music Releases
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THE READING ROOM: Timothy D. Tyson and Mary D. Williams’ ‘Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer’
Before Martin Luther King, Jr., rose to deliver his now-iconic speech at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, Mahalia Jackson riveted the quarter million attendees congregated on the Washington Mall with her stirring performances of “I’ve Been Buked and
THROUGH THE LENS: The Blues Rule at the 2026 Briggs Farm & Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festivals
This week’s column features a double dose of the blues: the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, Briggsville, Pennsylvania (July 9-11, 2026) and the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, Winthrop, Washington (July 17-19, 2026).
These two fests have become staples for the column. While ND photographer Jim Gavenus was
BONUS TRACKS: Raul Malo's Final Performance, New Music from Buddy Miller, Folk Alley's Cover Contest, and More Roots Music News
Today marks the release of a double LP of The Mavericks' late frontman Raul Malo's final performance. The posthumous new album, BELLA CIAO: RAUL MALO Live In Nashville, was recorded last Father's Day weekend at the 3rd & Lindsley club with his son Dino Malo