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- A Kinrowan Estate story: puppeteers, and their puppets
- What’s New for the 16th of August: Deborah Grabien’s music criticism essays; new Americana and jazz, and some music for the Dog Days of Summer
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Strangeness
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for the 26th of July: Witches in fiction, both books and film; an Americana reissue and some music on a smoky theme
- A Kinrowan Estate story: chicken pot pieces
- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Odd Things
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Library and Its Librarian
- What’s New for the Fifth of July: Remembering Jane Yolen; some new Americana and jazz music; Fishing Blues
- A Kinrowan Estate Story: Recursive Loops
- What’s New for June 21: Jennifer Stevenson’s ‘Solstice’
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Turkish Coffee
- What’s New for the 7th of June: Foxes in literature, live Balkan music, comforting jazz, Americana jazz, and wonderfully weird fusion jazz; and John Fogerty live
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bloodied Kings
- What’s New for the 24th of May: Gary’s Review of Elizabeth Bear’s White Space novels, iain’s review of the Lonely Signal Burns novellas by her, she reading her own story, ‘The Chains That You Refuse’, and I see Gary has some tasty music reviews fir us as well
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Our Greensward
- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
Category Archives: Music
Nell Robinson’s On The Brooklyn Road
This is one for the bluegrass/country fans. Hard to believe the hot chick leaning on the white pickup truck on the cover is now in her 50s. I must be getting old! By Nell’s own admission, she is a bit … Continue reading
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Paul McKenna Band’s Stem the Tide
Paul McKenna sings like a cross between Seth Lakeman and Dick Gaughan. I wonder if he has taken some influence here. The band plays for all the world like The Boys of the Lough. Absolutely brilliant musicians I am sure. … Continue reading
Bill Malkin & The Band Wagon: Those Glory Days
It is always a pleasure to review an album from a local singer or band, in particular one such singer you know well and can call him a friend. Having said that, I still listen to any album and give … Continue reading
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La Bottine Souriante’s Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
The French-Canadian supergroup La Bottine Souriante has a rollicking new disc by the classy-sounding title of Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée. If that title sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen it on the label of a bottle of French wine. Literally translated, it … Continue reading
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Tagged quebecois music
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Genticorum’s Nagez Rameurs
The French Canadian trio Genticorum has come a long way, both literally and figuratively. Since their beginnings around the turn of the Millennium, they have traveled the world, making friends and fans of their lively take on traditional francophone music. … Continue reading
Various artists’ Moody Bluegrass Two … Much Love
Moody Bluegrass Two … Much Love is a followup to the Grammy nominated 2004 Moody Bluegrass. I haven’t heard the original release, but I suspect this one is much the same, and fans of the first should find much to … Continue reading
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Various artists’ This One’s For Him – A Tribute to Guy Clark
(I reviewed this tribute to Guy Clark in 2011. It seems appropriate to re-post it, in light of Mr. Clark’s death on May 17.) Guy Clark is the best country songwriter living. I feel confident saying that since the passing … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, music
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Gothard Sisters’ Story Girl
Story Girl is the sixth album and latest release from The Seattle-based trio, The Gothard Sisters. The other week I had the pleasure of reviewing the The Gothard Sisters’ Christmas album and I wondered at the time what else they were … Continue reading
Kaivama’s Kaivama
Kaivama, which is fiddler Sara Pajunen and guitarist Jonathan Rundman, is making big waves in the Finnish-American cultural community of the upper Midwest. She’s from Minnesota, he’s a Yuper (that’s a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula), they’ve only been together … Continue reading
Andy Statman’s Old Brooklyn
My introduction to Andy Statman is intimately associated with my introduction to Brooklyn. On the first night of my first visit to New York, visiting a friend who was living in Brooklyn in 2002, I attended a jazz clarinet performance … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, Bluegrass music, Jazz music, Klezmer music
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