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Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1981, Cat's In The Cradle, Do Something: The Harry Chapin Story, Harry Chapin, Jimmy Carter, Long Island, RIP, Tom Chapin, When In Doubt, World Hunger Year

40 years after tragedy struck on the Long Island Expressway, Jim Sullivan reminds us why the beloved singer-songwriter was so much more than one hit song

Folk Rock

I’m Gonna Break Somebody’s Heart Tonight: Rumor and Sigh at 30

June 29, 2021July 7, 2021 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, 1991, 30th Anniversary, Alternative Rock, Capitol, Fairport Convention, Mitchell Froom, MTV, Richard Thompson, Rumor and Sigh

Richard Thompson’s opening salvo for the 1990s remains one of the best works in the English guitar maverick’s extensive catalog

Folk

Noel Paul Stookey On History, Happenstance and the Pursuit of Just Causes

June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Eugene McCarthy, folk, George McGovern, Just Causes, Mary Travers, Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Washington D.C.

The American folk icon continues to stay true to his humanitarian roots on poignant new album

Folk Punk

Justin Sullivan’s Army Of One

June 10, 2021June 21, 2021 Steven Rosen 0 Comments 2021, Ceri Monger, COVID-19, Dean White, Europe, Green and Grey, Justin Sullivan, Marshall Gill, Michael Dean, New Model Army, Surrounded, U.S. Tour

The West Yorkshire folk-punk great and New Model Army frontman emerges from the pandemic with a brilliant new solo album

Dub/Reggae Folk Pub Rock Punk Reggae Rock

ALBUMS: Eternal Strummer

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Assembly, Dark Horse Records, Dhani Harrison, Earthquake Weather, George Harrison, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Rudie Can’t Fail, The Clash

The third or fourth Joe Strummer compilation in a decade captures the quintessence of the late Clash frontman

Folk Indie Rock Pop

Jonathan Richman Surrenders To 70

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Asa Brebner, Boston, David Robinson, Jerry Harrison, Roadrunner, The Modern Lovers. Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground

Celebrate this milestone birthday of the Boston bard by paying closer attention to his solo catalogue

Alternative Rock Folk North Americana

Maia Sharp: Sister of Mercy

May 13, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Crooked Crown, Edwin McCain, Lisa Loeb, Maia Sharp, Mercy Rising, Terri Clark, The Chicks, Trisha Yearwood

The Nashville songwriter goes deep and personal on her stirring new album

Blues Folk Gospel Irish jazz

Van Morrison’s Pandemic Blues

May 11, 2021May 19, 2021 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 2021, Aldous Snow, BMG, Facebook, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Latest Record Project Volume 1, Russell Brand, Spotify, Twitter, Van Morrison

The Irishman airs his grievances and alienates fans on Latest Record Project Volume 1

Folk jazz Psychedelics Rock Soul

Dave Mason: Feelin’ Alright At 75

May 10, 2021May 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Bob Dylan, Dave Mason, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Jimi Hendrix, Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys, Michael Jackson, Traffic. Feelin' Alright

With tour dates on the horizon, the legendary Traffic guitarist is ready to get back on the road

Folk Indie Rock

WATCH: “Down” by Emily Rodgers

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2021, Emily Rodgers, I Will Be Gone, Kramer, Shimmy Disc

The new album, I Will Be Gone, comes out tomorrow, April 16, on the revitalized Shimmy-Disc imprint

Folk Punk Roots Soul

War Ensemble

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment folk, Los Angeles, Nina Simone, Simple Syrup, Sunny War, Tracy Chapman

On her excellent new album, Sunny War creates folk music without limits

Folk jazz

They Locked Up The Wrong Man

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Justin Joffe 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Avalanche, Hallelujah, Isle of Wight, Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate

Leonard Cohen’s Songs of Love and Hate at 50

Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock

Raising A Glass To Hothouse Flowers

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Home, Hothouse Flowers, Ireland, Irish, Liam O’ Maonlai, London Records, Mother Records, People, Songs From The Rain, U2

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with one of Ireland’s most underrated rock bands

Folk

Small Talk On MacDougal Street

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, 38 MacDougal, Barry McGuire, David Crosby, Delmark Records, Fred Neil, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, John Sebastian, Paul Kantner, Peter Childs, The Holy Modal Rounders, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Tim Hardin, Vince Martin

Digging on a previously unreleased session from an enigmatic Greenwich Village folk hero

adblock Experimental Folk Rock

Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century: 100 Years of Popular Music, Renewed and Reinvented

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Big Star, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chumbawamba, Crowded House, Holy Modal Rounders, Peter Stampfel, Peter Stampfel's 20th Century, The Beatles, The Spice Girls

An exclusive chat with the American folk legend about his ambitious salute to pop’s first hundred years

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