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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
The Handsome Family’s In the Air
Chicago’s The Handsome Family makes morbid Americana music for the depressed, crazy and suicidal. It is at times wickedly funny, and if you’re in the right frame of mind, very entertaining. In the Air, the Handsomes’ fourth full-length CD, carries … Continue reading
Theresa Morrison’s Laments and Merry Melodies from Cape Breton Island
If you love traditional Scottish fiddle music and don’t have an aunt, uncle or grandparent who’ll come over to your house and play it for you, this recording is the next best thing. Laments and Merry Melodies is part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music
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Dolores Keane’s Night Owl
Dolores Keane has been called “the voice of Ireland,” and has received numerous awards and accolades in a career spanning a quarter of a century with De Dannan and on her own. Night Owl, which has been available in Norway … Continue reading
Novalia’s Arkeo, Tanca Ruja’s in terra e in chelu and Agricantus’ Faiddi
Something interesting is going on in Italian folk music. Judging from these three recent CNI releases, it’s something of a fin de siecle Italian version of the British and American folk-rock movement of the Sixties. These three groups, each hailing … Continue reading
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Tagged world music
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Ass Ponys’ Some Stupid With a Flare Gun
Some Stupid With a Flare Gun is arresting, rootsy rock from a band that’s been around for more than a decade and may be just hitting its stride. The Ass Ponys have been making folk-rock, country-rock and just plain rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, rock and roll
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Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant’s Stratosphere boogie: The flaming guitars of … and Vol. 2: Swingin’ on the Strings
Western swing is a hybrid of country and jazz, and if Wills was its king, then Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant were the crown princes. The two moved to southern California to join its burgeoning music scene in the years … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, Jazz music, music
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Guy Clark’s Cold Dog Soup
There’s something about Guy Clark’s songs that make them seem like old friends, even when you hear them for the first time. His collection Cold Dog Soup is no exception. This Texas singer-songwriter is a true treasure. I can picture, … Continue reading
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Gideon Freudmann’s Hologram Crackers
Hologram Crackers is an album of solo cello music. But I guarantee you it’s like no other cello music you’ve ever heard, unless you’re one of the growing cadre of Gideon Freudmann fans. To say that Freudmann plays the cello … Continue reading
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Tagged classical music, Jazz music, music
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Continental Drifters’ Vermilion
We’re all drifters singers and sisters brothers and lovers and mothers and confidantes. We were born alone we’re alone when we’re gone so while we’re here, we might as well just sing along. With these words in the chorus of … Continue reading
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Jon Dee Graham’s Summerland
Between the ghost in the yard and the angel in the tree/the roses in their bed get more sleep than me. That line, from “Half the Time,” the second track on Jon Dee Graham’s Summerland, just won’t turn loose of … Continue reading