Album Reviews
Wesley Hanna “Magnolia”
Wesley Hanna returns with an album of distinguished country tunes. Wesley Hanna is based in Fort Worth, Texas. He previously worked in the oil fields and, also as a cowboy, preferring the Stetson to the hard […]
Articles by Andy Short
Book Reviews
Book Review: Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens “Go Back And Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music In The Americas For Fiddle and Banjo”
Kristina R. Gaddy is a Swedish-American writer who has researched and written hard-hitting non-fiction books. Notably, “A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery” and “Flowers In The […]
Album Reviews
Drunken Prayer “Thy Burdens”
A fine journey into the cosmic gospel world of Morgan Geer. There is a bizarre Venn diagram as part of the album art for the new collection from Drunken Prayer. In the middle of the graphic […]
Album Reviews
Dan Cloutier “The Iceberg”
An album of hope in these dark times. New England-based Dan Cloutier travelled to Greenland, not to claim the land for the United States but to record his latest album. He took in Newfoundland, too, revelling […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Paul Simon Performs “The Only Living Boy in New York” at Barnes and Noble, 2008
Paul Simon has an incredible catalogue of music behind him, going all the way back to the 1950s. As half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, he had great success before going on to record […]