folk Archive
25 Jun 2015
Rising Appalachia: Making Music with Intention (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… In those years, music as a professional pursuit was never a goal. Leah Song says that even when she and sister Chloe Smith did begin making […]
24 Jun 2015
Rising Appalachia: Making Music with Intention (Part 1)
Sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith lead Rising Appalachia, a renowned folk/world music group whose music is as intriguing as it is hard to classify. Their eighth album, Wider Circles, […]
29 May 2015
Jeff Daniels’ Fallback Plan, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: When most people think of well-known actors – or musicians for that matter – we more or less assume that they live in New […]
28 May 2015
Jeff Daniels’ Fallback Plan, Part 1
Not only is Jeff Daniels a screen and stage actor and a playwright, but he’s an accomplished musician with six albums to his credit. He is currently touring in support […]
03 Apr 2015
Rick Wakeman, Cannonball Adderley, and Me
Today I’m going to indulge in a brief change of pace. I’d like to tell you about a pair of reissues with which I am involved. I won’t be reviewing […]
02 Feb 2015
Album Review: Lead Belly — Lost Radio Broadcasts: WNYC, 1948
In 1948, on a Sunday evening in August, a new radio series premiered. Featuring beloved and renowned folk singer Huddie Ledbetter (aka Lead Belly), The Story of Folklore presented the […]
14 Jan 2015
Album Review: Sid Griffin — The Trick is to Breathe
In the immediate wake of the excesses brought forth by psychedelia, popular (rock) music took a decided turn toward the simpler, more pastoral. Mere months after Cream were hitting the […]
23 Oct 2014
Book Review: Wounds to Bind
The 1960s music scene was populated with people who – if they survived – have tales to tell. First-hand witnesses to (or participants in) the social and cultural upheavals that […]
10 Oct 2014
Concert Review: J Mascis, Asheville NC, Septermber 28 2014
A Guest Feature by Annelise Kopp J Mascis is the loudest acoustic show I’ve ever seen. During his September 28, 2014 show at Asheville NC’s Grey Eagle, J was seated […]
26 Sep 2014
Album Review: Bombadil — Tarpits and Canyonlands
With a slightly more arty take on the approach favored by bands like Fleet Foxes, on Tarpits and Canyonlands, Durham NC-based Bombadil crafts a music that feels like equal parts […]