Maggie Rose’s free-flowing musical exploration
With her gifted vocal talents, Maggie Rose has been making a name for herself.
All posts tagged: 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).
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.
Adia Victoria is making the blues dangerous again
Adia Victoria sings the blues, and she has important stories to tell.
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.
Festival favorites
Fan favorites from music festivals I’ve loved through the years.
Abigail Washburn and the building of cultural understanding
Washburn’s music builds cultural understanding on the communal experience of beauty and sound.
MORE TO COME... 