October 2015

2015 Big Red Recognition Nominees are…

These things rarely go how I see. There are a lot of overlaps in what my favorites of the

I am typically not one for instrumental albums- or artists, really for that matter. Instrumental music, more often than not,

I saw John Moreland last summer at The Newport Folk Festival and was incredibly excited to see his name on

When I was first introduced to Margo Price at the Newport Folk Festival this past July it took my brain

Sometimes you listen to a song for the first time and everything just falls into place. The sound and the

For 2 years I was the co-host of a residency called ‘Roots in the Round’. The idea was simple, my

I have to admit I am a bit late to the party on this one. Ruby Rose Fox has made

As often will happen a songwriter or musician I dig will make a suggestion (be it direct or indirect) of

Perhaps a bit less “roots”, somewhat lighter on the “acoustic folk” than her last release ‘Fossils’, and certainly a departure

A modern day power ballad. Does that make sense? Butcher’s Blind’s latest EP is a mix of indie rock and