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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
Jolie Holland’s The Living and the Dead
Now, here is an excellent example of a record label doing all the right things. The artist in question is Jolie Holland, and the label is the So-Cal indie, Anti-. Holland is an idiosyncratic artist with a strong musical vision … Continue reading
Carlos del Junco’s Steady Movin’, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers’ Inside Tracks, and Taj Mahal’s Maestro
“Everybody wants to know Why I sing the blues Yes, I say everybody wanna know Why I sing the blues Well, I’ve been around a long time I really have paid my dues…” This song is one of BB King’s … Continue reading
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Old Crow Medicine Show’s Tennessee Pusher
Mike Wilson contributed this review. The five-piece Old Crow Medicine Show take an old-time American roots sound and give it a contemporary makeover, in much the same way that Gram Parsons did with country music some 40 years ago. Built … Continue reading
La Musgaña’s Lubicán, Las Seis Tentaciones, En Concierto, y Temas Profanos
These four CDs represent a good sampling of the recorded output from this talented Castilian Spanish folk ensemble. The other three CDs they’ve done over the years (La Musgaña, 1988; El Paso de la Estantigua, 1989; and El Diablo Cojuelo, … Continue reading
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand
Just before I popped Raising Sand in and uploaded it to my music library, I mentioned in my blog that I was going to review it. Two people responded immediately, and they couldn’t be more different: age, political leanings, upbringings, … Continue reading
Le Trio Joubran’s Majaz
Le Trio Joubran is an ensemble of Palestinian oud players, the brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran. They come from a very musical family: their father, Hattem Mdada Joubran, makes ouds and other stringed instruments; their mother, Ibtisa Hanna Joubran, … Continue reading
The Sevens’ Valiant
Some of the best American Celtic music being played and recorded these days is being made by bands that you’ll never hear live unless you live near where they play in small concert halls and bars. Even the better-known bands … Continue reading
Gordon Duncan’s Just for Gordon
Christopher Conder contributed this review. It is regrettable that Just for Gordon marks the first time I have heard of Scottish bagpiper Gordon Duncan, because this compilation of largely unreleased work has been put out in tribute to the man, … Continue reading
Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
For anyone who heard Paul Simon’s Graceland and was captivated by the South African choir that is Ladysmith Black Mambazo; for those who have followed their career and been entranced by their dancing and just their look, here is the … Continue reading
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McDermott’s Two Hours’ Goodbye to the Madhouse
I can count on the fingers of one hand, with at least the thumb left over, the number of singer-songwriters whose work I tolerate, let alone enjoy. That puts Nick Burbridge, the powerhouse behind McDermott’s 2 Hours, in rare and … Continue reading