Mountain Song Festival 2016
We cover Mountain Song festival from Brevard North Carolina 11 September 2016 Brevard Music Centre North Carolina Brevard, North Carolina is about forty-five minutes away from my hotel in West Asheville. During my journey, a version of Johnny Cash’s ‘Big River’ by Darrell Scott was blasting on the Outlaw Country airwaves. I wondered whether this was to be prescient. Once I was off the main road and followed the...
Nashville Day One
Read about our first full day in Nashville and Leftover Salmon Today is a rest day. No commitments until the Ryman Auditorium tonight. Leaving the house we found the Bond Coffee Company ten minutes away by foot, an ideal breakfast and coffee spot that could well serve as our regular local. It’s in The Gulch just up from the renowned music venue The Station Inn. After a great breakfast, we walked and walked – to the...
Mary Gauthier – Trouble & Love – Review
Read our review of Mary Gauthier’s beautiful Trouble In Love Mary Gauthier’s ‘breakthrough’ album, Mercy Now (2005) was continuously “discovered” and lauded for the two years following its release, earning mentions on a score of year-end “best of” lists, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and No Depression. Since then she has given us Between Daylight and Dark (2007), The...
Sarah Jarosz – Build Me Up From Bones
Read our review of Sarah Jarosz’s ‘Build Me Up From Bones’ Sarah Jarosz – Build Me Up From Bones – A Highlight Of The Year Americana Music Association members are now able to cast their votes for nominees for the 2014 Americana Awards in Nashville TN in September. In considering some of the best releases in the past twelve months, I was reminded of Build Me Up From Bones....
Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott – Keep Your Dirty Lights On
Read about the new collaboration from Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott TIM O’BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT SCORE A GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR THEIR COAL MINING DRAMA “KEEP YOUR DIRTY LIGHTS ON” I’ve seen both Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott perform (just, you might say!). Darrell Scott was part of the all-star band put together for the Robert Plant and Allison Krauss Raising Sand tour. I caught them in all their glory at New...
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