Deep Roots Magazine

Deep Roots Magazine

Roots Music and Meaningful Matters

 
 

 
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Open Up the Doors

Flow down Grace: Is REGINA VANDEREIJK (born in North Carolina, now residing in Gouda, Netherlands) the future of gospel? Her first album, THE LORD IS THERE, raises the question.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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A Jolly Holly Tunes Holiday

Guitarist WAYNE WILKINSON leads his seasoned trio through a mellow, invigorating jazz excursion, often improvisational , exploring the outer limits of some choice Yuletide evergreens.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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Memphis Now, Memphis Tomorrow, Memphis Forever

Paying tribute to the Bluff City's rich musical history, GARRY GOIN and PATRICK REGISTER, aka DUAL DRIVE, get funky with a capital F on some vintage Memphis tunes on THE MEMPHIS PROJECT
by David McGee
 

 
 
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Bluegrass Speaks to The Moment

A bluegrass trifecta: three new albums, by DALE ANN BRADLEY, THE DILLARDS and PHIL LEADBETTER AND THE ALL STARS OF BLUEGRASS (featuring Steve Gulley) all speak to the moment, addressing a variety of current hot-button issues in...
by David McGee
 

 

 
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Channeling Beatles, In Rarified Air

In their first new CD since 2012, the HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO reimagines tunes by Lennon-McCartney and George Harrison in the gypsy jazz style of DJANGO REINHARDT.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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150 Years of Touching the ‘Fount of Tears’

Next year an American treasure, the FISK JUBILEE SINGERS, will celebrate 150 years of bringing spiritual messages of hope, redemption and salvation to the world. The celebration begins with a great live album marking the occasion.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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Planting Seeds in The Wild

Trumpian turbulence and an inner spiritual journey fuel CARY MORIN's arresting new collection of solo acoustic fingerpicked beauties, including a triumphant anthem for the Standing Rock protests.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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Channeling Victoria, Remembering Johnnie

MARIA MULDAUR honors VICTORIA SPIVEY in another tribute to pioneering female blues singers, and we honor JOHNNIE JOHNSON's artistry in previously unreleased sessions featuring BONNIE RAITT and JOHNNY RIVERS, among others.
by David McGee