Deep Roots Magazine

Deep Roots Magazine

Roots Music and Meaningful Matters

 
 

 

Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks

DA' T.R.U.T.H. rebrands powerfully by using his birth name, EMANUEL as the title of his stirring new album; quartets are alive and very well on the VOICES OF QUARTET, VOL. 1 anthology.
by David McGee
 

 
 

And Magic Slim Says ‘Well Done’

JOHN PRIMER is on fire in paying tribute to hid former boss, Magic Slim, with the surviving Teardrops and Slim's son, SHAWN HOLT, on the blues giant's latest outing.
by David McGee
 

 

 

Inhabiting a World Between

On AURA, RUTH McGINLEY and NEIL MARTIN take ten traditional Irish tunes into new and hauntingly evocative territories.
by David McGee
 

 
 

Sevdah, From Mostar to the World

Sevdah, traditional folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina given a modern spin by Mostar Sevdah Reunion and lead vocalist Antonija Batincv
by David McGee
 

 

 

In The Prime Time Mood

DAVE STRYKER's first studio album with his trio will get you in the mood.
by David McGee
 

 
 

The Pelican Warning

DUNCAN STRAUSS checks in with another scoop: an interview with DUNCAN P. FORGEY, author of FLYIN' KAI: A PELICAN'S TALE complete with a warning about climate change.
by David McGee
 

 

 

The Wolf in Its Own Clothing

ERICA BERRY's new book, WOLFISH, attempts to shed light on how the species is a stand-in for fear. Review by Mike Berry.l
by David McGee
 

 
 

Wherein Byzantine Chant Meets Sarum Liturgy

CAPPELLA ROMANA uses its 30th album to honor a little-known occasion when the Byzantine Emperor celebrated Christmas at the English court in Eltham, circa 1400 A.D.
by David McGee
 

 

 

Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks

Reviews of two new albums from a pair of promising young gospel artists: AIDIA's HOLD IT ALL TOGTHER, and JARRED ALLSTAR's THE GIFT AND THE CALLING 3.
by David McGee