Folk

Folk Rock 

Last Day On Earth: Remembering Bob Neuwirth

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Alison Krauss and Union Station, Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Brownie McGhee, D.A. Pennebaker, Dave Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, Gary Davis, Gillian Welch, Janis Joplin, John Cale, John Hartford, Mississippi John Hurt, Peter Case, Ralph Stanley, Rolling Thunder Revue, Sonny Terry

The singer, songwriter and Rolling Thunder Revue alum gone at 82

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Folk Indie Rock 

WATCH: Hey Look I Found It! A New Eric Hutchinson EP

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments EP, Eric Hutchinson, SING ALONG! With Eric Hutchinson, single, Video, Video Premiere

Check out a preview of SING ALONG! With Eric Hutchinson before its August release date

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Folk Pop Rock 

Hey Tomorrow: You Don’t Mess Around With Jim Turns 50

April 29, 2022April 28, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Jim Croce, Time In A Bottle, You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Celebrating the classic debut of Jim Croce, a legendary singer-songwriter taken far too soon

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Folk Rock 

Roll Over Vaughn Williams: Henry the Human Fly at 50

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, Henry The Human Fly, Island Records, Richard Thompson

Consider the solo debut of Richard Thompson a vital part of his template

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Folk New Wave Rock 

Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?: Shoot Out the Lights at 40

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Don't Reneg On Our Love, Joe Boyd, Richard and Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Shoot Out The Lights, Wall of Death

The fiery final album from Richard & Linda Thompson set a new standard for the quintessential breakup LP

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Alternative Rock Folk 

This Charming Band

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Charming Disaster, Lauren Redniss, Marie Curie, Our Lady of Radium, Radioactive

On Our Lady of Radium, Charming Disaster brings light to life’s darker corners

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Folk Progressive Rock Rock 

Being For The Benefit of Mr. Tull

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1970, Aqualung, Benefit, Box Set, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Parlophone, Rhino Records, Spud

A generous new box set chronicles the Jethro Tull classic that set the stage for Aqualung

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Folk 

Open Wide The Hymns You Hide: Pink Moon Turns 50

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bryter Layter, FIve Leaves Left, Island Records, Nick Drake, Pink Moon, Volkswagen

A half-century later, Nick Drake’s third LP continues to reveal new layers of a British folk icon gone too soon

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Alternative Rock Folk 

ALBUMS: The Lumineers Look on the BRIGHTSIDE

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2022, album, BRIGHTSIDE, Dualtone Records, folk, Jeremiah Fraites, The Lumineers, Wesley Shultz

A fourth record beaming with light and hope

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Folk Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

The Endless Love of Harold and Maude

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2022, Bud Cort, Cat Stevens, Hal Ashby, Harold and Maude, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Ruth Gordon, UMe

The Cat Stevens soundtrack to the beloved cult rom-com finally gets an official release

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Blues Folk 

Ry Cooder Kickstarts His Solo Career by Venturing Into the Purple Valley

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Monroe, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot, Into The Purple Valley, Jim Dickinson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and the Rising Sons, Van Morrison

Looking back on 50 years of a debut that put the spotlight on an American guitar icon

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Folk jazz 

Joni Mitchell’s Archives: Digging the Roots of a Living Legend

December 22, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1971, 2021, Archives, Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971), Blue, Box sets, Canada, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Ottowa, Song For A Seagull

Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) traces the development of her seminal songs

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Folk Hard Rock North Americana Rock 

ALBUMS: Neil Young Goes Barnstorming

December 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments American Stars ’n Bars, Barn, Billy Talbot, Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Frank Sampedro, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren, On the Beach, Ragged Glory, Sleeps With Angels, Zuma

Crazy Horse returns to its roots…nearly all of them that is…

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Folk Rock 

Bruce Cockburn Returns To His Regularly Scheduled 50th Anniversary

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bruce Cockburn, Canada, folk, Greatest Hits, guitar, interview, rock, The 2nd Attempt Tour, True North

With a new Greatest Hits album, the Canadian folk-rock legend looks back on a half century in music

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Blues Folk Pop 

ALBUMS: This Cat Is On Fire

November 23, 2021November 26, 2021 David Bash 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Box Set, Cat Stevens, Teaser And The Firecat, Universal Music Enterprises, Yusuf, Yusuf Islam

The generous Teaser And The Firecat box set tells the complete tale of the classic Cat Stevens album

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