A.Francis Tritico

Kris Kristofferson at Cambridge Folk Festival 1st August 2010

Classic Clips: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” – Live at The Nobel Peace Center 3rd March, 2008

April 2, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

New York City, 16 October, 1992: It was an auspicious evening in a grand setting: “The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration” of Bob Dylan’s recording career at Madison Square Garden, nicknamed “Bobfest” by Neil Young. The bill […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 1

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Artwork for The Infamous Stringdusters album "20/20"

The Infamous Stringdusters “20/20”

March 19, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

20 years on, The Infamous Stringdusters have matured, but remain spry. Look, even if jam bands are your bag, it’s hard to argue that they are best suited for studio records. Deadheads, Phishheads, and fans of […]

The Song Remains: Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald (1942 – 2026)

March 16, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

Country Joe McDonald: Patriot, Provocateur, Punk AF. Country Joe McDonald died on 7th March 2026 at his home in Berkley, California, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease; he was 84. McDonald is best remembered for his revolutionary […]

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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