Premiere: Frank Moyo’s a Friend of Mine
Frank Moyo is a slow player in a fast world. With a suave, smooth, sultry voice and soft hands on the strings, Moyo offers a voice of reason in an … Read more
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Jason Aldean electrifies VA
Photos by Chris Jackson With his We Be Back tour, Jason Aldean, along with opening acts Travis Denning and Morgan Wallen, electrified Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena. Bringing twang to … Read more
James Taylor
Well, what can be said about this one? It’s James Taylor….and maybe that’s about enough to whet most music lovers’ appetites. And believe me this is a release that won’t … Read more
Jim Messina, The Lyric Theater in Stuart, FL
The vibe couldn’t have been much better: A warm, intimate venue with beautiful sound providing a backdrop for one-half of one of the most popular duos in ’70s popular music. … Read more
Premiere: Bee Appleseed, All Is Forgiven
Bee Appleseed, who has a decade’s worth of touring and lo-fi bootleg folk recordings under his belt, returns with his sophomore solo effort, a coming-of-age in songcraft and lyricism that … Read more
Nashville’s Songwriting Sweethearts: The Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Story
Even before I could read, I was fascinated by the fine print and the graphics on record labels and wondered what it all meant, especially the tiny letters in parenthesis. … Read more
Marty Stuart
Ahh, the “concept” album. Some think they started when Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. No. The “concept” concept was born years before tape machines rolled on Abbey Road. … Read more
Premiere: Rory Block, Woman of the Blues
Widely regarded as the top female interpreter and authority on traditional country blues, on March 27, six-time Blues Music Award-winner Rory Block will release the second installment of her “Power … Read more
Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado
Without even a hint of malevolence, a mysterious, well-dressed stranger from Denmark is about to darken America’s doorstep, carrying a guitar and an immaculately packed suitcase of stylish blues perfect … Read more
Folk Alliance, Day 3
Photos by Ana Gibert Off and running in pursuit of both known talent and performers we haven’t yet visited, we started with John Wort Hannam, based on the one song … Read more
