Late last week, Baltimore-based folk duo The Honey Dewdrops released their fourth album, Tangled Country (Amazon). The pair of native-Virginians, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, was also my favorite discovery at MerleFest a couple weeks […]
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Melody Walker Heads to MerleFest
This past weekend at The Brooklyn Folk Festival at The Bell House, I caught up with San Francisco-based Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman following an outstanding set that had the crowd hollerin’ louder than they […]
2013 Summer Festival News Roundup
The wet, hot American summer that you dream of all winter is only 150 days away, but the festival season kicks off sooner. Here’s a rundown of the latest news from some of our favorite […]
March’s First Sunday Six
It’s that time again folks. It came sooner this month than any other. Andrew Bird (Chicago) – Kicking off this month’s six is an album I’m enjoying more than any new album that I’ve heard […]
fresh clippings: Steve Martin on MerleFest 2010 Lineup
This week MerleFest 2010 organizers announced that banjo funny-man Steve Martin will head up next year’s event, which kicks off on April 29th for four days in Wilkesboro, NC. The lineup also includes Sam Bush, The Avett Bros, The Duhks, […]
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