The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Inductees: Solo Living Artist Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt is one of the 10 Solo Living Artists inducted into the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) over the weekend of April 19 and 20, 2024 at the Boch Center in Boston. She is the last...
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The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Inductees: Paul Robeson Award Winner...
The Inaugural Class of the Folk, Americana, Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) was inducted on April 19, 2024 at the Boch Center in Boston, MA. As part of the ceremonies, Frank Hamilton was awarded the Paul...
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The Sound of Tomorrow’s Blues: Inside Little Steven’s Band Camp at Notodden...
Smack dab in the middle of the milling crowds at the Notodden Blues Festival is the stage where the Little Steven’s Band Camp students play. “It’s very important for us to do that,” Festival Director...
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Robert Connely Farr Confronts Universal Pain Through Found Footage and...
Pandora Sessions, Robert Connely Farr’s latest effort, was inspired by his mentorship under elder statesmen of the blues in his home state of Mississippi. Jimmy “Duck” Holmes has been guiding Farr in...
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Top 5 UK Blues Singles of 2024: From Heartbreak to Hope
Joanne Shaw Taylor – “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?” The blues don’t run any deeper than family loss and grief, in this case the passing of Joanne’s mother, expressed with an intensely haunting heartbroken...
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Alice’s Restaurant: A Thanksgiving Musical Tradition
Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” has become a Thanksgiving tradition on radio like The Macy’s Day parade is on TV. Arlo changed the paradigm of late ’60s folk music with the song. A...
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Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks in Song
Thanksgiving Day is here. There are those who would debate the historical accuracy of story about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. Still, the giving thanks for who and what we have is worthy of...
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Remembering Laura Nyro – Her Songs Were Sometimes Simple, Sometimes Abstract
Madfish Music has announced it will release Laura Nyro Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995 on December 6, 2024. The deluxe box set is a limited edition 19-CD affair featuring 10 original studio...
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Dr. John’s Legacy Lives On: Five Posthumous Albums Celebrate the Soul of New...
Shortly after Dr. John’s untimely passing, the late JD Nash, editor of American Blues Scene, penned a heartfelt tribute describing him as “the consummate authority on all things New Orleans.” JD...
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Lilli Lewis’s ‘Holiday Song’ Challenges Traditions with a Message of Peace...
A more thoughtful take on the season, Lilli Lewis’s “Holiday Song” challenges traditional conventions and advocates for a holiday free from hatred, fear, vanity, and greed. The repeated plea for a...
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