The Canadian guitarist/singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, in the words of Band guitarist Robbie Robertson, is a “national treasure.” His catalog...
Category - Acoustic
Laura Marling still is young – she was born in 1990 – but has created quite a resume. Her first (2008), second (2010) and fourth (2013) albums were nominated...
Happy Fourth of July, 2017.
Another good fine via WFUV, the radio station of Fordham University in the Bronx. Here is more on Sultans of String: 2015 JUNO nominees...
Three giants — Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke and Doc Watson — got together in what looks like a hotel conference room. Perhaps they had a gig that night...
We seem to be living in the golden era of television drama. Starting with the “Sopranos,” both premium and basic cable have presented one great...
HT: JH I had never heard of Etta Baker before hearing a clip on Facebook. My loss. She initially reminded me of Elizabeth Cotten, but Baker clearly is unique...
I heard this on the radio the other night. Very nice.
Here is more on Lucius.
Homepage photo: Sachyn
Another artist from the electronic pages of WFUV, the radio station of Fordham University in the Bronx. This is the list of instruments that Wikipedia says...
Elliot Charles Adnopoz — Ramblin’ Jack Elliott — turns 86 years old today. One may expect somebody with that name and act to have been born in...