Happy 100th birthday, my friend
Celebrating the 100th birthday of my prized Gibson A-4 mandolin.
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).
Gifts of new favorites – the 2021 edition
Some new favorite musicians uncovered while curating Saturday Soundtracks in 2021.
Bill Staines, R.I.P.
Bill Staines – the Woody Guthrie of his generation – passed away on December 5, 2021. R.I.P.
Maggie Rose’s free-flowing musical exploration
With her gifted vocal talents, Maggie Rose has been making a name for herself.
Sharing the covers
Roots and Americana musicians have as much fun covering the Stones as anyone!
I’m just going over home
Wayfaring Stranger – plaintive yet hopeful – speaks to many on a variety of emotional levels.
Tré Burt follows his songwriting muse
Tré Burt’s music comes from a working-class background, just like his songwriting hero, John Prine.
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.
MORE TO COME... 