Paul McCartney The Boys of Dungeon Lane Being a half-century-long Paul McCartney fan since my mid-1970s childhood days, I have been there through a good portion of Paul’s post-Beatles career, through the hits and successes, as well as the misses and missteps. As an album listener, I am not one to want to put something […]
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This week features two roots festivals new to the column: the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival (Calabasas, California, May 17, 2026) and the Albino Skunk Music Festival (Greer, South Carolina, May 6-9, 2026).
Begun in 1961 as a modest gathering in the Santa Monica Mountains Topanga has blossomed
Grainne Duffy What Am I Supposed To Do? Well, this is different in an exciting way. Take 25% of Bonnie Tyler, another 25% of Kim Carnes, with 50% of the rocking exuberance of Melissa Etheridge & you would have the enthusiasm of the raw-voiced Irish singer Grainne Duffy (guitar), who spills her soulful, bluesy rock […]
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Rag And Bone – Strain This set gets off to a serious, melodic pop-oriented quality with “The World Is Coming Down,” with slight reminders of the late Karl Wallinger’s World Party. Rag And Bone are fine-tuned with their disparate rock voices, guitar riffs & arrangements that cut their own path. Even “The Serf,” while not […]
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The Steep Canyon Rangers couldn’t have picked a more perfect title for their fifteenth album, for they are always evolving musically as they step into their Next Act. Friends Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and Celia Woodsmith, of Della Mae, join the band—banjoist Graham Sharp, mandolinist Mike Guggino, guitarist Aaron Burdett, fiddler Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, drummer and dobroist Mike Ashworth, and bassist and guitarist Barrett—as they dwell within the nuances of traditional bluegrass and explore new directions in this familiar landscape.
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Maisy Owen – Dark On a Sunny Day This is the work of a Nashville native steeped in the melancholy artistic songwriting style of the late Nick Drake & the guitar purity of Bert Jansch, with influences from Mazzy Star & the late David Olney. Maisy delivers her songs with a strong tone & with […]
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Matt White’s Dolly Another impressive & engaging endeavor comes with a mash-up of the light & principled pop-oriented female voice of Liz Kelley, encumbered among the jazzy inflections of Matt White’s cornet. Delicious. I usually don’t meander into these confines of cheesy organ & faux-jazz chanteuse territories, but when something is done well, it really […]
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Fans of country music artist Brad Paisley have been celebrating recently as new songs from the performer have been populating on streaming services a few at a time, and have been reminding them of his early career output in the best of ways.
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