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And Then There Were Two: Remembering Maggie Roche

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Maggie Roche, RIP, Robert Fripp, Roches, Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, The Roches

Suzzy and Terre of The Roches share stories and memories of their sister on her 70th birthday

Folk North Americana

ALBUMS: Dar Williams Promises to Meet Us There

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, BMG, Cold Spring, Dar Williams, folk, I'll Meet You Here, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Renew Records, Upstate NY

It’s a rendezvous well worth the wait

Folk

Judy Collins Spends an “Evening” in the Volunteer State

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, folk, In Concert, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Maryville College, Roger McGuinn, Tennessee

The folk legend brings a beguiling blend of classics and conversation in Tennessee

Bluegrass Blues Country and/or Western Dead Folk Psychedelics Remembrance Rock Rockabilly

Commander Cody, a True Original, Breaks the Bonds of Earth

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Commander Cody, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, George Frayne IV, San Francisco, The Grateful Dead

The San Francisco mainstay and trucker rock icon who defied categorization was 77 years old

Folk North Americana

ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Amy Speace, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp, John Prine, New West Records, Pete Seeger, RB Morris, Rodney Crowell, The Horses and the Hounds, Willie Nile, Woody Guthrie

With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude

Folk Glam Rock

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021October 7, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

Country and/or Western Folk Psychedelics Rock

If Only I Could Remember My Name Gets The Deluxe Edition It Deserves

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, Atlantic, David Crosby, Graham Nash, If Only I Could Remember My Name, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rhino Records, Santana, The Grateful Dead

David Crosby’s solo debut revisited on 2-CD set featuring newly remastered audio and bonus material

Folk Pop Rock

LISTEN: “Want Your Attention” Is a Perfect Song for an End-of-Summer Soundtrack

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 2021, Anna Egge, Between Us, J. Hoard, Joel Plaskett, Mick Flannery, producers Alex Spiegelman, Steve Earle, Stewart Lerman, Storysound Records, The Sentimentals., the Stray Birds

Rock & Roll Globe premieres Ana Egge’s new single

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock

Sitting Silently At Will: Gene Clark’s White Light at 50

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1971, 50th anniversary, Gene Clark, Steve Young, The Byrds, The Dillards, The Flying Burrito Brothers, White Light

The first true solo LP from the former Byrd found him lowly lit but still flying high

Electronic Folk Pop

Dot Allison’s Bottomless Heart

August 17, 2021August 25, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment Anton Newcombe, DA Recordings, Death in Vegas, Dot Allison, Fiona Cruickshank., Gene Clark, Hannah Peel, Heart-Shaped Scars, Massive Attack, Paul Weller, Pete Doherty, Roger McGuinn, Sarah Campbell, The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Scottish singer channels Gene Clark on her first album in nearly 15 years

Country and/or Western Folk Remembrance

Remembering Nanci Griffith: A Love Light Lost

August 16, 2021August 25, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson

Reflections on the loss of an American country-folk poet

Country and/or Western Folk Indie Rock

Ben Stalets: BitCoin and Broken Hearts

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ben Statlets, Bill Callahan, Bitcoin, John Prine, Smog, Toledo

Check out the second single from the Toledo’s outlaw troubadour; full-length album due August 27th

Folk Glam Indie Rock

LISTEN: Houndmouth’s Vegas Dreams

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments B.J. Barham, Brad Cook, Good For You, Hiss Golden Messenger, Houndmouth, Indiana, Jon Ashley, Las Vegas, Prairie Rock, The War On Drugs, Waxahatchee

The Indiana band’s new album, Good For You, comes out on November 5th

Folk Indie Rock

LISTEN: Former Longwave Drummer Channels T-Bone Burnett On Rustic New Project

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Leonard Cohen, Longwave, Mikey James, Neil Young, New York City, Pale Saints, Singing River, Song Premiere, The Strokes

“Easy To Remember” finds Mikey James bringing some more of that “Northern Folk” vibe to his new outfit with longtime collaborator Anthony Kuhn as Singing River

Folk jazz Soul

When Laura Nyro Conquered Japan

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Henry Carrigan 2 Comments 2021, Blood, Blood Sweat and Tears, Laura Nyro, Omnivore Recordings, Sweat & Tears, The 5th Dimension, Three Dog Night, Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan

A classic live import from 1994 showcases the folk soul legend’s massive global reach in the years prior to her untimely passing

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