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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
Randall Bramblett’s No More Mr. Lucky
Georgia native Randall Bramblett has recorded an infectious blend of jazzy pop, r&b, soul and country-rock in No More Mr. Lucky. It’s his fourth record in a career as sideman and solo artist that spans a quarter of a century. … Continue reading
Continental Drifters’ Better Day
With their third album Better Day the Continental Drifters uphold their reputation as one of the most powerful and versatile bands of the past decade. On the heels of a year of emotional upheaval, this sextet has crafted a powerful statement … Continue reading
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Various artists’ Songcatcher
‘Tis the season for hillbilly music soundtracks. Perhaps hoping to emulate if not duplicate the success of the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers’ 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Vanguard has released a CD of “music from and inspired … Continue reading
Various artists’ Concerts for a Landmine Free World
Emmylou Harris is very close to sainthood status in my book. Not only does she sing like an angel and uphold all that is honest and true in America’s musical roots, now she has leant her voice and her celebrity … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music
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Eric Taylor’s Scuffletown
Texas singer-songwriter Eric Taylor has been influential on a whole crop of younger folks of the same ilk, including Nancy Griffith, Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle. Lovett, for instance, included one of Taylor’s songs on his 1998 double-CD tribute to … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, singer-songwriter music
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Rick Shea’s Sawbones
Rick Shea has spent some time the past few years on the road as a member of Dave Alvin’s backing band, the Guilty Men. A talented guitarist and in-demand sideman, Shea makes his solo recording debut with Sawbones. It’s a … Continue reading
Helen Bell’s Audierne
Audierne is a charming record of traditional and contemporary instrumental music with a Celtic flair. Helen Bell plays viola — an instrument you don’t hear every day, much less in Celtic music — as well as violin, recorder and whistles, … Continue reading
Various artists’ Traditional Irish Music in America anthology
In the 1970s, something new yet very old was happening in America. Traditional Irish music was being played and recorded. Just when it looked as though Irish music would fade out and disappear in the modern, mechanized world of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Irish music, Irish trad music
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Frog Holler’s Idiots
Rural Pennsylvania is better known for its “Pennsylvania Dutch” communities than its country singers, but Frog Holler seems determined to change that. This alt-country outfit, who style themselves the eponymous Idiots of this CD, are the type of young rowdy … Continue reading
Paul Thorn’s Ain’t Love Strange
Paul Thorn is a professional boxer turned country singer. On Ain’t Love Strange, his sophomore effort, he has crafted a set that’s as strong as just about anything by his more experienced Texas singer-songwriter compatriots. He and a small but … Continue reading