Newport Folk Festival Goes Roots-y (But Hasn’t It Always Been So?)
A surprise set by JAMES TAYLOR was the highlight of highlights at this year's NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL. Our…
Category: Reviews
The Past Is Present (And Accounted For)
On COUNTRY GRASS, LORRAINE JORDAN & CAROLINA ROAD bluegrassify old country hits but add a unique twist along…
Indomitable
A Civil Rights Movement leader and powerful gospel singer, FANNIE LOU HAMER'S authenticity comes through most clearly on…
Art Songs, Folk Texts
In praise of POPULAIRES, a fascinating exploration of art songs with folk texts, by French Algerian soprano AMEL…
The Bassoon, In Search of Love
DANIEL SMITH enlists a stellar supporting cast and again proves the bassoon's viability as a lead instrument of…
The Eternal Ache in Full, Glorious Flower
The timelessness of CARTER FAMILY songs is underscored in DON'T FORGET ME LITTLE DARLING, an homage by ANTIQUE…
No, No Mortal Man This
Finally, a solo album from the legendary lead singer of the Persuasions, JERRY LAWSON. Expertly produced by ERIC…
It’s Life, Y’know
It's the centennial year of MUDDY WATERS's birth, and two new tributes mark that special occasion: MUDDY WATERS…
Way Out Western Swing…
Best known as a jazz singer, SOLITAIRE MILES, in the guise of SUSIE BLUE, makes a convincing western…
It Starts With The Heart
Another triumph for MARK O'CONNOR, but this time he's sharing the spotlight with his ferociously talented new bride,…