Acoustic Guitar Masters John Fahey: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Bert Jansch: Reynardine/Angie Leo Kottke: Vaseline Machine Gun/Last Steam Engine Adrian...
Tag - folk music
Odetta was an influential singer in the 1960s folk/protest movement era. Here is how Wikipedia starts its profile: Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December...
Last.fm has an interesting profile of John Prine: The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started...
Editor’s Note: The folks at Go-DIY Records were kind enough to post a note that TDMB welcomed new music. Several bands have sent me links and samples. My...
I believe, but am not certain, that I first heard this great Blaze Foley song at the site Crooks and Liars. In any case, it made a deep impression. I Googled...
Like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen has managed to remain relevant as a musician and as a lyricist despite being a superstar. Being a superstar likely leads to...
Happy Memorial Day. Here are some essential songs, including Grand Funk Railroad’s timeless classic “We’re an American Band.” Among...
Ragtime, perhaps because of the popularity of Scott Joplin, is associated with the piano. There also is a school of ragtime guitar, however. Elizabeth Cotten...
The Daily Music Break is reposting some great music that appeared earlier. This post — with a different version of the same song — originally was...
Editor’s note: The Daily Music Break often re-posts music from earlier in the site’s run. This post initially appeared on April 13, 2012. Jay...
