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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
Paul Balmer’s Stephane Grappelli: A Life in the Jazz Century
Stephane Grappelli was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and one of the most loved. This sterling film project shows why. Grappelli was born in 1908 in the village of Montmartre, now a section of Paris. … Continue reading
Dolorean’s Not Exotic
Dolorean makes a gently dark folk music that draws on Nick Drake and Elliott Smith in its slow tempos and sad, introspective lyrics. At the center of this Portland, Oregon, based combo is singer-songwriter Al James, who reportedly spent the … Continue reading
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show’s I Got Stoned and I Missed It: The Best from Shel Silverstein 1971-1979
Shel Silverstein has been much on the collective mind at GMR recently. Some of his books for children have been reviewed, and a second part is promised in the near future. As well as being a children’s author, Silverstein was … Continue reading
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Tagged rock and roll
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Various artists’ A’ The Bairns ‘O’ Adam: Hamish Henderson Tribute
With a tribute album, if you are not familiar with the artist as a person or what he has done, then looking at the album cover in a record store is about as much use to you as a one … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, Scottish music
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Audrey Auld’s Losing Faith
Australian Audrey Auld writes and sings Americana music in a variety of styles, from confessional folk to country rock. She’s also an entrepreneur and founder of her own record label. “Music with the dirt left on,” is how Auld describes … Continue reading
Various artists’ The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Clips of The Beatles playing on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 have become part of American popular culture, to the point that everybody remembers watching that historic first appearance, even if they didn’t actually watch it, or weren’t even … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, rock and roll, television
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Jeanette Lindström’s Walk
Christopher White contributed this review. Jeanette Lindström’s lovely Walk is an intriguing example of the influence American culture has around the world. Produced with financial assistance from the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs with principally Swedish players, nevertheless all … Continue reading
Larry Kane’s Ticket To Ride
Larry Kane indeed got a ticket to ride. He was the only American journalist in The Beatles’ official press group on their groundbreaking 1964 U.S. tour. The tour changed the way rock ‘n’ roll concerts were played, it changed a … Continue reading
Eliza Gilkyson’s Land of Milk and Honey
Eliza Gilkyson is one of the most respected singer-songwriters to come out of Texas in the past 20 years, having taken her place in 2003 in the Austin Music Hall of Fame alongside greats such as Willie Nelson, Townes Van … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, folk-rock
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June Tabor’s An Echo of Hooves
If anyone could pull off a whole album full of dark dismal ballads it must be June Tabor. And she certainly proves it on this album. Tabor stirred up a lot of interest with her debut album, Airs and Graces, in … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk music, June Tabor
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