Day One of the Newport Folk Festival felt like (and was) history in the making. It was hot…in so many ways. We kicked off the day with Staten Island’s PS22 Chorus, who you might remember […]
Month: July 2011
From Back at the Ranch: How You Can Still Catch Newport Folk Fest … And Why You Should’ve Just Gone in the First Place
Contrary to the scores of tweets blowing up Twitter today, there really is no “second best” to being there when it comes to the Newport Folk Festival. So, don’t believe what you’re reading from those […]
PART THREE: Minute-by-Minute Guide for Sunday at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival
Stage decisions on the second day of the festival are even harder than the first. Here’s a run down of my picks. 11AM – The Newport Folk Festival might not have been born without Pete […]
PART TWO: Minute-by-Minute Guide for Saturday at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival
Festavarians hate making decisions…especially the difficult ones. I’ve done some of the heavy lifting for you. Here’s a recommended minute-by-minute plan for Saturday at the Newport Folk Festival. Note that this was VERY hard to do and I […]
PART ONE: The grass clippings Guide to the 2011 Newport Folk Festival
This year’s Newport Folk Festival sold out for the first time since Bob Dyan’s historic return to the festival in 2004. While it’s not the only festival that’s doing well this year, you won’t find […]
Meet Team grass clippings in Newport
We’re less than a week away from this year’s sold-out Newport Folk Festival. I’m bringing a splendid team of folks to capture as much of the experience as possible. Emily, Richard, Vi, Ted and I […]
the backstory: “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow”
There have been a number of times in the history of this blog that I’ve mentioned how “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” is my favorite bluegrass song. The song has always been a popular […]
mardigrass and urbangrass: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Del McCoury, Chris Thile & Michael Daves at WNYC’s Green Space
On Wednesday, I scored some tickets to see two amazing collaborations of music in less than 60 minutes at WNYC’s Green Space, a studio in TriBeCa with 125 seats for live, on-air concerts and discussion […]
Newport Schedule Announced
With less than three weeks to go to pick out your outfit, the Newport Folk Festival’s schedule was announced this weekend. The Decemberists and Gillian Welch are back to back on Saturday evening. Sunday kicks off […]
Shows, Shows, Shows: The Low Anthem, Frontier Ruckus, Matthew And The Atlas, Melanie Penn and Andrew Gregory
Our list of great Americana shows in NYC this summer is far from over, but I wanted to recap some of the good stuff I’ve seen so far… The Low Anthem at Music Hall of […]
Gillian Welch Keeps it Old School With The Harrow and the Harvest
In an age where the texture of album art is becoming more and more irrelevant, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are kicking it old school. The cover art on Welch’s first album in eight years, […]
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