Woody Guthrie Centre Revisited
Read about our return to the Woody Guthrie Centre in Tulsa Ok Woody Guthrie Centre, Tulsa Oklahoma 2 October 2018 Images – Jim Jacob Words – Rob Dickens “I am an educator, not any entertainer” “If you play more than two chords, you’re showing off” – Woody Guthrie To Woody Guthrie, words were more important than music. This childlike, adventurous rebel had a big...
The American Jazz Museum
Read about our visit to Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum Kansas City Missouri 27 September 2018 TriFest Music Tour Images – Jim Jacob Words – Rob Dickens Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City Missouri, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz and celebrates an enduring legacy of this great American music invention. The Museum contains interactive...
Radio Bristol
Read about our catch up with Kris Truelson of Radio Bristol VA/TN Bristol VA/TN 21 September 2018 TriFest Music Tour Words – Rob Dickens Pictures – Jim Jacob Today we met with Kris Truelson, Producer and Announcer with Radio Bristol (and front man with local old-time group Bill and the Belles). Radio Bristol, a branch of the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM), is a nonprofit network of community radio channels...
Echo Mountain Recording Studios
Read about our visit to Echo Mountain Studios Asheville NC Asheville TN – TriFest Music Tour Words – Rob Dickens Images – Jim Jacob Back Drop In 2003, Steve Wilmans moved to the mountains of West North Carolina to build his dream studio. He found the perfect place in an old church on the edge of downtown Asheville. The Church which was fitted out into a state of the art recording studio while keeping a sense of previous purpose and...
AmericanaFest 2018 Wrap
Read our look back at this year’s AmericanaFest in Nashville Nashville TN 2018 Stats 285 officially sanctioned artists at 64 unique venues Conference attendance up almost 10%. the largest number of Awards member votes ever nominees in each category were reduced to four (to shorten the run time of the Awards show) three local radio stations broadcasted the show live, as well as SiriusXM and NPR livestream a new...
AmericanaFest 18 Day Five
Read about our TriFest Tour music travels 15 September 2018 Nashville TN – TriFest Music Tour Words – Rob Dickens Images – Jim Jacob The Filming Station This turned out to be an afternoon delight alright. Ovation Artist Group & Transoceanic Records presented an irresistible six hours of music featuring thirteen highly satisfying artists with minimal delays between sets, great sound in the backyard tent at this...
Our Albums Of The Month
THE FLATLANDERS - Treasure Of Love
