This may sound overly cheesy and, perhaps, an opportune description given we are finally seeming to come out of the throes of winter here in Vermont, but there is something [ … ]
Category: Music Features
Peep This: Zach Schmidt “I Can’t Dance” music video
Its no secret here that I’ve long been a fan of Zach Schmidt‘s songs and live shows. There is something very “heart on the sleeve” honest and open about his [ … ]
Cary Morin: There’s Always a Way (Podcast)
The last concert I saw out in the world before this pandemic closed venues was Cary Morin at North Star Church of the Arts. I had a prior commitment, so [ … ]
A Marvel of Mandolin: Andrew Marlin’s “Fable & Fire” Is A Stunning Collection
I believe the last time I used the term “masterpiece” to describe an album was probably in discussing Andrew Marlin‘s first collection of instrumental work, “Buried in a Cape“. It’s [ … ]
Show You Should Know: Folk Alliance International’s ‘Folk Unlocked’ virtual fest February 22-26
Worldwide. 800+ Hours of performances. 5 days. 1 screen. A HUGE online virtual music fest will be taking place in just a few days from our friends at Folk Alliance [ … ]
Hope Continues…Green River Fest Announces Updated 2021 Festival Dates
We of course don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but with the current administration saying vaccines will be available to full population by July, music festivals are starting to [ … ]
Sh*t I Should’ve Written About in 2020…
2020. It was a lot of things. Most of them containing some form of expletive to properly convey the overall despair, shittiness and all encompassing frustration…but here we are. It [ … ]
Singled Out: Mark Elliot “Talk To Yourself”
The initial comparison is a perhaps a bit too cliche or obvious, but Mark Elliot’s vocal enters the track as a slightly less gristled Chris Stapleton. Heart and soul exuding [ … ]
Hope With a Side of Roots Music: Freshgrass Announces 2021 Festival Dates
We have all been waiting and waiting for it. A return to normalcy. A line in the sand. A day when live music again becomes a part of everyday life. [ … ]
Singled Out: Kyle O’Brien “Good Time Old Time”
It took me a bit to draw some kind of line between what exactly Old Time vs Bluegrass vs Trad music is in the realm of American Roots. But its [ … ]