Photo by Henry Diltz Earlier this week, Robyn Hitchcock handed Gillian Welch and David Rawlings the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards night – a pretty amazing accomplishment given that […]
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DAY THREE: Bob Dylan’s Historic ‘65 Electric Set Revisited in Newport
All photos by Richard Kluver/grass clippings blog Expectations for the 50th Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s historic electric set at the Newport Folk Festival were high, but they were indeed met as festival organizers tastefully gathered an […]
Waiting for Willie Watson’s Solo Album
As much as I appreciate the current folks in Old Crow Medicine Show, it’s just not the same without Willie Watson. A voice like that is hard to replace. Over the last year or so, […]
New NPR Music App Kicks Ass
Those of you that read this blog know that I’m hot on NPR, especially its Tiny Desk Concerts that I frequently post. This week, NPR Music released a free new app for the iPhone and […]
KOTO Live Streaming at Telluride
Telluride’s public radio station is once again streaming the most amazing festival in the biz. KOTO will stream the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, which began today and runs through the weekend. I have not […]
grass stains – David Rawlings Machine – A Friend of A Friend
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have long been performing together under Gillian’s name, but switched places (at least for now) late last year at the release of A Friend of a Friend under the name […]
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