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REVIEW: Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin “Know You From Old”

Steve Dawson and Fats KaplinSteve Howell & Fats Kaplin – Know You From Old This trio interprets early American music with generous dips into genres like rural blues, ballads, gospel, folk, & early jazz traditions. With a dash of spontaneity, they polish dust off vintage melodies & present them as newly minted coins. It’s a rediscovery that leads to […]

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REVIEW: Chris Rusin “Songs From A Secret Room”

Chris RusinChris Rusin Songs From A Secret Room Chris Rusin just quietly dropped a new album of folk songs Songs From A Secret Room, produced by Andrew Berlin (Gregory Alan Isakov) and full of scintillating songs with hushed rustic arrangements and dazzlingly, tight raw vocal harmonies. A number of life’s gravest happenstances almost stood in the […]

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FAI Folk Radio Charts – October 2025

Two-time Juno Award-winning Quebecois folk group Le Vent Du Nord had the top album (Voisinages), its 13th full-length release, on folk radio in October 2025 and was the month’s most-played artist/group. Upstate New York husband & wife contemporary folk duo The Whispering Tree’s “Bones of Better Days,” the title track of its #2 album (its first in seven years), was the month’s most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

Black Bear Wreaks Absolute Havoc When It Gets Locked Inside Lake Tahoe Car

Black Bear Wreaks Absolute Havoc When It Gets Locked Inside Lake Tahoe Car

I hope these car owners had “bear coverage” included in their vehicle’s insurance. When you are out in bear country, you have to be extra careful with things that you might otherwise be nonchalant about. If you aren’t used to locking your car, you really should when you visit a place where bears live. A Lake Tahoe resident got quite the shock when they discovered that a bear had broken into their vehicle, and unfortunately, they weren’t able to get […]

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A Prominent Royal Kindly Reached Out to Sharon Osbourne After Ozzy Died: “He’s Got a Good Heart”

Sharon Osbourne (Jacob King / Getty Images)

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at the age of 76. His family was crushed by the loss, especially his devoted wife of 43 years, Sharon. Now, months after the beloved “Prince of Darkness” tragically passed away, she is sharing the fact that King Charles III compassionately reached out to her in […]

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