Libby Koch & Michael O’Connor – Gulf Coast Duets This duet-oriented LP is folky but since it originates from the Gulf Coast of Texas, it’s a debut set that’s interesting, if not different. Oh, it’s still folk music, but it isn’t urban folk music. There’s no Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, or Tom Paxton, radical regularities. […]
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Becky Shaw – Cast Off the Lines This album is recorded pristinely with a nod to vintage female pop-country singers, more Brenda Lee, Robin Ward, Merilee Rush & folk singer Ferron than Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn or Tammy Wynette. From the first cut “Makin’ Me Smile,” to “Simon’s Thunder Shirt,” Georgia’s Ms. Shaw has bright […]
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Domenic Cicala – Duet Again From the starting gate this effort hits with authority & Muscle Shoals/Stax horn funk muscle. Good charts on some old jewels & originals with Dominic’s duet partner Charlie Faye & the Fayettes pouring on the groove with expertise & plenty of soul. “You Mean So Much To Me Baby” would’ve […]
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Levi Foster – Appalachian Funk Tree This showcase features fiery banjos, fiddles, harmonica, thundering drumbeats & bellowing bass smoking in the musical engine that’s Levi Foster’s forte. Rollicking isn’t a strong enough word for the opening title track that isn’t threaded with mainstream wire but far more traditional stitches. Foster’s voice isn’t a contemporary country […]
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Released on October 2nd by Drake on a deluxe edition of his latest record called “Habibti (FOMO),” the song called “Solar Eclipse” is basically a reworking of “Choosin’ Texas,” just with different lyrics, and a totally different vibe.
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This week the column stays in California for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park (October 2-4, 2026).
Since its creation in 2001, by local venture capitalist, and banjo player, Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has remained free and open to everyone. Despite