In the beginning there was “A Prairie Home Companion” a live radio variety show presented by Garrison Keillor from the Fitzgerald Theatre in St Paul, Minnesota. By 2016, Keillor was ready to hand over to a […]
Editing an americana site for the last 24 years, one of the things I often get asked is the age old question “what is Americana?” and while not particularly having an answer, I commented on our […]
A contributory article to an occasional series. Italo Calvino, the eminent Italian writer, once wrote, “The more we think we know the classics through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when we […]
One of the first tracks I encountered in my exploration of alt-country was NoahJohn’s wonderful ‘Standing On A Snake’ from the 1999 album “Tadpoles”. Here is the title track from that excellent album, which gained some […]
Just as I was pondering on my latest contribution to the Classic Clips feature, news arrived that Bob Rupe had died. That news came via David Lowery of Cracker, a band which featured Rupe on several […]
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