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- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for 11th of October: Music reviews picked by Gary for you to consider, ‘Hotel California’ live by the Eagles for you to listen to, and a biography of the Eagles for you to read. So isn’t that enough for one edition here? I think so.
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Getting Ready for All Hallows Eve
- What’s New for the 27th of September: A tribute to Cape Breton music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: All The World’s A Stage
- What’s New for the 14th of September: books and music to see summer out
- What’s New for the 10th of September: It’s Definitely Late Summer!
- What’s New for the 30th of August: Dolly Pardon
- 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)
Tag Archives: Americana music
Red Mountain White Trash’s Chickens Don’t Roost Too High
Red Mountain White Trash is a traditional band with a decidedly untraditional name. But don’t let the moniker put you off. This outfit plays old-time fiddle-based dance music with roots deep in the rich Southern soil. The Birmingham septet produces … Continue reading
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Nolan Porterfield’s Last Cavalier: The Life and Times of John A. Lomax
“John Lomax got Leadbelly out of prison.” That’s the commonly accepted story; you can still see it being bandied about if you do a web search under his name. But as every biblical scholar and IRS auditor knows, the truth … Continue reading
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Jimmy LaFave’s Texoma
Jimmy LaFave proves that rock ‘n’ roll still lives with this collection of blues, ballads and rootsy rockers. Texoma evokes the windswept, dusty border country where Texas and Oklahoma meet, in LaFave’s gritty tenor vocals, in his spare, Texas-style blues … Continue reading
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
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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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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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
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