Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
I saw Alison Krauss & Union Station play in Bozeman, Montana, back in the year 2000. They recorded their LIVE release in 2002, recorded at the beautiful Louisville Palace. I absolutely love Alison Krauss. She grew up around Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and was probably around the area when I went to the University of Illinois back […]
Great time was had by all at the 11th Annual Pagosa Folk ‘n Bluegrass Festival this year up on Reservoir Hill. I even had a blast volunteering. Having some trouble getting my videos off the fancy new iPhone now. Hope to post more later. See you at Four Corners Folk Festival over Labor Day weekend. […]
Cheyenne’s Fridays at the Hynds is a bootstrap affair to bring more folks Downtown after work and to provide a friendly venue somewhere between the solo stage and the larger clubs. I say bring folks downtown, rather than keep them downtown, because outside of state & local government, Cheyenne tends to be a suburban affair, […]
Who says you can’t go home again? [v=skL54QMqXsI] It’s been almost a decade since I had the pleasure of dining at Avogadro’s Number in Old Town, Fort Collins. But when I walked back in the door the other night it was just like yesterday. Local free “newspapers” still line the wall. The staff behind the counter […]
Bearfoot is a bit of “post-bluegrass” Americana blown down to the Lower 48 from Alaska and bouncing around the West for a few years, including a Telluride win ten years ago and attendant benefits since. They’re playing at Swallow Hill in Denver tonight, and supposed to hit Glenwood Springs and Beaver Creek this weekend before an appearance in […]
Link: Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent did very well at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards this week, bringing home Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year for Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers. The song “Elizabeth” was also nominated for Song of the Year, and […]
[v=-4l8I-ejQ1M] Been awhile hibernating in my Northern State, but soon I hope festival season will be upon us. I’ve been drooling over the line-up at Merle-fest, coming up soon. Soon as in Southern State height-of-spring end-of-April optimism that a Northern Boy like me can not fully understand nor appreciate. April in the North is still a […]
[v=G6TN6xPiPdg] In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, I wanted to share some Chris Stuart with you. In 2003, Californian Chris Stuart & Backcountry released a nice Americana/bluegrass album called Saints & Strangers. I played it on KRFC-FM and I wish I had the album now. The title track related to the […]
[v=TuoYEQ0sUCk] Bryan Simpson from Cadillac Sky talks about the band and their music during their visit to public radio’s Mountain Stage. Not the best quality on the stage sound on the video, but nice insight on where these young guys are and where they think they’re going. C-Sky came out of the Southern bluegrass […]
or JC’s snarky quips about people who practiced their instruments while he read books.
