Sharing the covers
Roots and Americana musicians have as much fun covering the Stones as anyone!
Roots and Americana musicians have as much fun covering the Stones as anyone!
After the insurrection at the Capitol, remember that it is darkest just before dawn.
I love a good country or folk duet.
Calling Donald Trump “God’s Chosen One” shows why religious freedom is so imperative today.
The third installment of my “Music Fit to a T” series of songs honoring Tennessee doesn’t technically have the state’s name in its title. But it is my series, so who’s quibbling. Since my daughter Claire and I are heading to Nashville this week, I thought I’d include Nashville Skyline Rag as the third song in my tribute. The original came from Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, but I primarily remember the song as the opening tune to every Earl Scruggs Revue show I saw in the 1970s (and I saw several). I liked it so much that my high school and college bluegrass band also played a version of Nashville Skyline Rag. Given that this has become known as a banjo tune, it is fitting that I’m featuring a video with banjo pioneer Tony Trischka and the Czech bluegrass band (yes, you read that right) Druhá Tráva. So here’s a little Nashville Skyline Rag to celebrate Tennessee. Enjoy. More to come… DJB