The next person featured in this haphazard week-long look at great American voices is Hazel Dickens. She is a bit lesser known than Lead Belly, Doctor John or...
Category - Bluegrass
Rhiannon Giddens, who turned 41 last Wednesday, is a singer, violinist and banjo player. Here is a cut and paste from Wikipedia’s list of the genres she...
One of the most important institutions of country music – and, therefore, American music – is the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. It’s a weekly performance...
Doc Watson is one of the most important people in the history of American music. Clearly, his technical mastery is deep. I am not capable of commenting on it...
This clip is about half interview and half performance. Check out Ashley’s bio. It’s real Americana, and told by the man who lived it. Ashley began...
HT: HS I saw a post at a Facebook friend on Roscoe Holcomb. Above is part of an appearance on Pete Seeger’s “Rainbow Quest” television show...
I first heard of Tony Rice when I did a post on the great John Hartford. Rice was part of a group of wonderful musicians playing one of Hartford’s signature...
Ricky Skaggs started early and still is going strong. He has deep roots in the older traditions of country music that are passing, but has his feet firmly...
The mournful “Black Peter” is one of the great Garcia/Hunter songs, especially Hunter’s lyrics. It’s more than a rock or folk song...
Vassar Clements has been featured on The Daily Music Break previously. He has a great solo in the John Hartford song “Steam Powered Aereo Plane.”...
