Tré Burt follows his songwriting muse
Tré Burt’s music comes from a working-class background, just like his songwriting hero, John Prine.
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).
Keeping the faith with The McIntosh County Shouters
The Shouters are one of the last, active practitioners of the venerable “ring shout” tradition.
More roots music for ghosts, goblins, and other things that go bump in the night
The 2021 collection of roots music for a spooky Hallowe’en.
Blending the boundaries of folk, indie, bluegrass, and roots music with Trout Steak Revival
TSR is the quintessential Colorado string band, blending folk, indie, bluegrass and more.
Chatham County Line: Not your father’s bluegrass
Chatham County Line explores music beyond bluegrass, from the Stones and Beck to the McIntosh County Shouters.
Adia Victoria is making the blues dangerous again
Adia Victoria sings the blues, and she has important stories to tell.
The quicksilver guitar stylings of Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is the most accomplished and awarded acoustic guitarist of his generation.
Kyshona: The music therapist gone rogue
Kyshona is a “music therapist gone rogue” with a message for a broken world.
Bela Fleck finds his way back to his roots
Bela Fleck’s first bluegrass album in more than 20 years came out this week. Progressive bluegrass at its best.
Rest in peace, beautiful singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith
Nanci Caroline Griffith (6 July 1953 – 13 August 2021), a singer-songwriter with a simple yet memorable voice.
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