Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
The ramblings of a more than middle-aged baby boomer looking at the world with increasingly blurred eyes and wrinkled features.
Muzzle of Bees (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
I’ve teamed up with the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival to help promote a day’s worth of music at Chicago’s Congress Theater on Saturday, November 22nd. The line up is anchored with performances by The Avett Brothers, The David Grisman Quintet, Ha Ha Tonka, and more. Plus, the festival is supporting the Saving [...]
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Qualicum: New Old Stock “New Old Stock is the instrumental cream of the brand new string nation. Harking back to the "grand old days" when new virtuosos seemed to spring onto the scene fully formed.
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Qualicum: Tracing its roots back to musical traditions as diverse as Bluegrass, Celtic and Jazz, New Old Stock boasts four of the most accomplished and creative young talents of their generation.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
I'm going to go ahead and declare a tie from our edition two weeks ago with The Bridge and Mr. Blotto refusing to quit as the votes go higher and higher - so we'll call them both winners from when we looked at covers of Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys . Last week's however has a clear winner, no big surprise here as Jerry Garcia & David Grisman received the majority of votes when we examined covers of...
HearYa (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Wanna land a spot on the main stage at the Congress Theater in Chicago, opening for The Avett Brothers and David Grisman? This is your chance! Similar to Lollapalooza’s “Last Band Standing” contest, the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival has laid down their “Last Banjo Standing” competition and are looking for artist submissions. The cutoff date [...]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Music News: Nancy Covey puts McCabe's on the map -- Nancy Covey had a profound influence on my musical youth, although I was not able to put a face and name to my teenage experiences until a couple of weeks ago.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
We do not as of now have a winner to report from last week when we looked at six covers of Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys . At the time of publishing this post, The Bridge & Mr. Blotto are literally tied, so if you haven't already: Go listen and place your vote. This week's song, originally by Jimmy Cliff, first appeared on the 1971 album Another Cycle but is more well known for its inclusion on the...
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Victoria: Don't miss this long-awaited reunion of two acoustic folk legends - Together Again!
SJCPL Blog (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Ricky Skaggs and his bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder are performing this Friday night, September 19, at Goshen College as part of their Performing Arts series. Skaggs is a multiple Grammy and IBMA award winner. Skaggs began his career at the age of 6 when he played the mandolin on stage with bluegrass legend Bill Monroe. During the 1980s Skaggs racked up 12 [...]
Quiet Bubble (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
The two songs discussed below will remain active until 19 October 2008. There’s a lot of lost Holy Grails in pop music. Some are real but unreleased for whatever reason: Bruce Springsteen’s backlog of songs from those 1970s and early-1980s...
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
The Great American String Band featuring Jerry Garcia,Taj Mahal, David Grisman & Richard Greene. Download 1 Download 2
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
01 Red Rocking Chair* 04:59 02 I’m Troubled* 05:48 03 Sweet Sunny South** 05:56 04 Walking Boss* 04:00 05 Jack-A-Roe 05:30 06 Friend Of The Devil 07:56 07 Louis Collins 07:21 08 Grateful Dawg 03:58 09 Russian Lullaby 09:18 10 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Jam 04:29 11 E: Ripple 05:29 Total Time 64:46 Download
IckMusic (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Just a random offering here, from my Grateful Dead Hour tape archives. David Grisman on mandolin, Jerry Garcia on acoustic guitar, and their blissful, laid back, powerful take on this Jimmy Cliff tune. Jerry Garcia and David Grisman - Sitting in Limbo (mp3) [See post to listen to audio] Buy the Soundtrack to Grateful Dawg, a film documenting [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Not only is Bristol a "Great Place to Live" but its also a great place for some outstanding roots, americana and bluegrass music! From its home right in the center of the Birth Place of Country Music and a region that gave birth to some of the finest bluegrass artists the world has ever known comes the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. ...
