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- What’s New for the 25th of October: Some Autumnal Matters
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for 11th of October: Music reviews picked by Gary for you to consider, ‘Hotel California’ live by the Eagles for you to listen to, and a biography of the Eagles for you to read. So isn’t that enough for one edition here? I think so.
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Getting Ready for All Hallows Eve
- What’s New for the 27th of September: A tribute to Cape Breton music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: All The World’s A Stage
- What’s New for the 14th of September: books and music to see summer out
- What’s New for the 10th of September: It’s Definitely Late Summer!
- What’s New for the 30th of August: Dolly Pardon
- 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
Category Archives: Music
Tommy James with Martin Fitzpatrick’s Me, The Mob, and The Music – One helluva ride with Tommy James & the Shondells
When I was in sixth grade, I had a crush on a girl in my class. We even surreptitiously held hands backstage at the school’s Christmas musical program. But although it was beginning to be OK to admit that you … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, rock 'n' roll
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Bombino’s Agadez
Omara “Bombino” Moctar is remarkable for having survived some seriously unpleasant times without giving up on his love of music. Agadez is a triumph in that respect; the album case says that two of his band members were executed “during … Continue reading
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Richard & Linda Thompson’s Shoot Out The Lights (Deluxe Edition)
What is left to be said about Richard & Linda Thompson’s swan song and masterpiece Shoot Out The Lights? It has garnered all kinds of honors in the nearly 30 years since its 1982 release, landing on more “best of” … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk rock, folk-rock, Richard Thompson
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Richard & Linda Thompson’s Hokey Pokey
It’s probably going too far to say that Hokey Pokey is an overlooked gem in the Richard Thompson catalog. But this, the second of six studio albums released by Richard and Linda Thompson between 1974 and 1982, generally doesn’t receive … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk rock, folk-rock, Richard Thompson
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Various Artists’ Eilean mo Ghaoil: The Music of Arran
Isle of Arran, isle of beauty, how my heart doth yearn for thee. Western winds come gently blowin’, softly speak of my love to me. Those lines have been ringing in my head since I first heard them. I don’t … Continue reading
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Nick Jaina’s The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone
Nick Jaina is showing signs of being one of the most prolific of Portland, Oregon’s many prolific independent musicians. Already in 2011 he has put out a free download album Sleeping On The Covers that features songs by other artists … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, indie folk
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Hot Club Of Cowtown’s What Makes Bob Holler
The Hot Club Of Cowtown is just what its name implies – a small ensemble playing a mix of hot jazz in the manner of Django Reinhardt’s and Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club of France and Western swing in the manner … Continue reading
Maggie Björklund’s Coming Home
Maggie Björklund is a Danish pedal steel guitar player who recently released her debut album in the United States. You won’t find any “Steel Guitar Rag” or Hawaiian music on Coming Home, if that’s what your idea of pedal steel … Continue reading
Richard Thompson’s Walking On A Wire, 1968-2009
What can you say about a musician whose career began more than 40 years ago and whose creative and physical energies are still going strong? If the artist in question is Richard Thompson, you needn’t say anything. Just open the … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk rock, folk-rock, Richard Thompson
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Sean Rowe’s Magic
“Surprise” is an appropriate title for the first song on Upstate New York-based singer-songwriter Sean Rowe’s debut Magic. You’ll probably be surprised by him, especially if your introduction to him was in a live setting, as it was for me … Continue reading