Saturday Soundtrack: Earls of Leicester
Classic Flatt & Scruggs from the Earls of Leicester. Bluegrass doesn’t get any better than this.
All posts filed under: Saturday Soundtrack
Semi-regular Saturday updates – to break out of the more serious posts on other days of the week – on musical events, musicians and bands that catch my ear. Think of Paul Krugman’s “Friday Night Music” blog posts…without the PhD in Economics (not to mention the Nobel Prize).
Saturday Soundtrack: Christie Lenée
Christie is “like seeing a firecracker execute a high-wire circus routine while doing flips and juggling flaming bowling pins.”
Saturday Soundtrack: Tired of being alone
Songs during a pandemic for the lonesome. But who knows…you may not be that lonely yet!
Saturday Soundtrack: Jake Blount
A gay and black performer working in Appalachian music, Blount features “historically informed, beautifully played old-time music.”
Saturday Soundtrack: Yasmin Williams
Williams is a bold acoustic innovator with an unorthodox, modern style of playing.
Saturday Soundtrack: John Smith
Steeped in the lineage of British folk, Smith is an innovative fingerstyle guitarist and a warm and welcoming singer.
Saturday Soundtrack: I’m on my way
Richie Havens, Mavis Staples, & Rhiannon Giddens build our resolve on the weekend we honor MLK.
Saturday Soundtrack: The darkest hour is just before dawn
After the insurrection at the Capitol, remember that it is darkest just before dawn.
Saturday Soundtrack: Songs for Jack, Jim, and all of their friends
A special New Year’s Eve edition with music as you lift a glass to finally say goodbye to 2020.
Saturday Soundtrack: The 2020 top ten
The top ten posts – chosen by reader views – from the Saturday Soundtrack series in 2020.
