Asking a music fan what format they favour can be tricky. We have so much invested in our chosen music medium (emotionally and financially) that we must believe that we have made the ‘right’ choice. For […]
The traditional string band updated for the 21st century, with contemplative words over a magical blend of instruments. Birds of Play call themselves “an Americana Roots quartet based in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado”. […]
Bluegrass can end up falling into the trap of repeating a set of formulaic, based on “the tradition”. Over the last couple of Bluegrass Briefs, we have found a variety of styles creeping in that are […]
Rereading Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ for last month’s edition of Paperback Riders, I was reminded of another, and in my view far better, “post-apocalyptic” novel. ‘Station Eleven‘ is about a worldwide pandemic, The Georgia Flu, that […]
An impressive debut album of songs that no one else has thought to write. Austin TX singer-songwriter William Wallace’s first album opens with ‘The Stars My Destination’ which shares a title with the classic sci-fi novel […]
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