Tag Archives: blues
Levon Helm: Electric Dirt (MP3)
Levon is back! June 30 marks the official release date of Electric Dirt (Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard), the second solo outing in Levon Helm‘s remarkable comeback, after 2007′s Grammy-winning Dirt Farmer record. Expanding upon the acoustic-folk arrangements and down-home themes of … Continue reading
Filed under blues, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, rock
Betse Ellis: Don’t You Want to Go? (MP3)
By now I hope you’ve heard of (and heard) the acoustic hillbilly heartland honkytonk music of the Wilders, from Kansas City, Missouri. A big part of their show is the high-energy oldtime fiddling of Betse Ellis, who just released her … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, blues, female singer, fiddle, old-time, traditional
Eilen Jewell: Sea of Tears (MP3)
Photo by Dan Tappan, Creative Commons License The night is dark and stormy. Cabs are scarce as hen’s teeth in this God-forsaken neighborhood, so you succumb to the lure of the neon lights and duck into a corner bar to … Continue reading
Filed under blues, female singer, rock, singer-songwriter
Live Oak Music Festival and Joe Craven
Calling all California music-lovers! Now is the time to get your tickets for the wild and crazy Live Oak Music Festival 2009, to be held on June 19-20-21. This benefit for KCBX Public Radio, which happens annually in the hills … Continue reading
Filed under bluegrass, blues, Cajun, Celtic, female singer, festival, male singer, rock, singer-songwriter, world
