My favorite Dave Alvin album is King of California. It’s one of those exceedingly rare recordings on...
Mideast Peace
Volkswagen has gone a long way to deliver Nick Drake from obscurity with their moody commerical set...
The Verdant Braes of Skreen (Hear it here) sung by John Renbourn‘s group, Ship of Fools, on...
As you’ll find out if you read farther in this Category, I’m a sucker for a slow...
Living in the Country (hear the mp4 here) is Pete Seeger‘s amazing 12-string guitar instrumental. Its melody...
Steve Earle is flat out one of America’s great singer-songwriters. In fact, I’d say he’s in my...
One of the great musical loves of my life is African music. I was introduced to this...
(credit: Radio Canada) (credit: Jeffooi.com) This post was occasioned by a remarkable interview I heard this afternoon...
When my wife first recounted this story to me I howled with laughter because, living here in...
David Grossman displays bumper sticker slogan opposed to foie gras: “How much evil can one swallow?” (credit:...
John Martyn, Sweet Little Mysteries cover art (credit: Dave Exton’s Web Site) From Folk & Blues: An...
Lucinda Williams (credit: Gibson Guitar ) From Folk & Blues: An Encyclopedia, Lyndon & Irwin Stambler,...
