If Woody Guthrie captured the heart of the working man’s lot in life and foreshadowed “the folk scare” of the early ’60s, then Arlo Guthrie gave warmth, humor and an Everyman perspective that reached a much larger demographic with his style and youthful exuberance.
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Discover the Best Five UK Blues Singles of 2024: From Joanne Shaw Taylor’s deeply personal heartbreak to Mick Clarke’s funky Latin blues grooves, this list celebrates the year’s most captivating blues tracks, featuring soulful vocals, powerful storytelling, and exceptional musicianship.
The video for “Things They Tellin’ You” from Robert Connely Farr’s ‘Pandora Sessions’ captures the universal weight of suffering and the blurred lines between truth and deception. Directed by longtime collaborator Jay Bundy Johnson, the visual pairs Farr’s melancholic, minimalist blues with haunting footage from the Prelinger Archive.
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 Jostein Forsberg explained. “You’re going to see the kids one way or the other.”
His most important contribution to the music community is as an educator. He founded Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music in 1957 along with Win Stracke and Dawn Greening. Hamilton taught guitar and banjo and served as unofficial dean. Artists including Pete Seeger, Odetta, Doc Watson, and Bill Monroe performed at the school in its early years.
The influences of those who have gone before her may be apparent in her playing but there is no denying she has a style uniquely her own.
Discover the real meaning behind “Black Cat Bone,” which is prominently featured in a number of blues songs, from Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, and more!
Just as the Beatles had heralded a revitalization of rock and roll, James Taylor found himself in the forefront of the singer/songwriter era along with Joni Mitchell.
This bluegrass article was originally published by Bluescentric.com, the official Bluegrass store, who graciously allowed…
For the artist who’d soon be known as Fantastic Negrito, busking was not a first step. It was a way to restore a sense of purpose following a disastrous major label experience and a debilitating accident. “There’s a lot of power not caring. not wanting things, and that’s how busking was for me.”
Author Cary Baker shares exclusively a chapter from his new book, ‘Down On The Corner: Adventures in Busking and Street Music.’