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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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’
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- 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
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Category Archives: Music
Various artists’ Americana Motel
The Washington, D.C., area has had a lively roots music scene going back at least to the early Seventies when Mike Auldridge and the Seldom Scene were making bluegrass music there. There have been a few D.C. acts since then … Continue reading
Broceliande’s Sir Christèmas
Well, it’s getting near that time of year again, so it is inevitable that I should have a seasonal album to review. This is the first in a set of four volumes of songs of the season from Broceliande, but … Continue reading
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Tagged English folk music, Winter Holiday music
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Various Artists’ O Sister!
If mainstream country music was dominated by men in its early years, the same was doubly true of bluegrass. With a few exceptions, bluegrass has been largely a men’s genre for much of its history. But women have always been … Continue reading
Roam’s Count the Stars
Judith Gennett wrote this review. Roam is an acoustic folk band from Yorkshire. They’ve released a later album called Songs of J.R.R. Tolkien, having on occasion performed dressed as elves and dwarves. Only one Tolkien song appears on Count the … Continue reading
Paul Thorn’s Still No Hits
Paul Thorn is a consistently entertaining singer-songwriter in the Southern country folk rock tradition. The first two tracks on this six-song EP are billed as featured tracks from an upcoming CD, the follow-up to 2000’s strong Ain’t Love Strange. The … Continue reading
Sviraj’s Balkan Jam I
Balkan Jam I is the first recording put out by the Pennsylvania-based trio Sviraj (pronounced Svee-rye with a rolled “r). On the heels of the critical success of its 2000 release, Ciganine the group has re-released its back-catalog. Balkan Jam … Continue reading
Buddy & Julie Miller’s Buddy & Julie Miller
With five “solo” country albums between them, Buddy and Julie Miller have put together a solid debut effort as a duo. Buddy & Julie Miller is a showcase of the couple’s deep and wide acquaintance with American vernacular music. The … Continue reading
Hobart Smith’s Blue Ridge Legacy
Dock Boggs got all the attention, but there were many other extraordinary musicians playing in the hills. Hobart Smith passed away in 1965. The world was just discovering the Beatles, there was no room for a mountain man on the … Continue reading
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Tagged American folk music, Americana music
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Various artists’ The Rough Guide to Americana
Americana casts a wide net over a rich diversity of music. What it all has in common is roots in traditional American country music, and a willingness to eschew commercial success in exchange for the freedom to interpret those roots … Continue reading
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Canty’s Wings of Wisdom
In the days immediately following the terrible events of September 11, 2001, many of the people I know, music lovers all, sought consolation in music. For a day or two at least, most wanted something uplifting, calming, peaceful but not … Continue reading