Blogs Archive - FolkWorks

Ani DiFranco Stands Strong in the Fire of Song

Roland's Roadhouse Ramble - Terry Roland

By Terry Roland

woman in a pink shirt; book lying on a skeleton's lap

Beyond the Los Gatos Plane Wreck – discovering Tim Z. Hernandez

Looking for the Crossroads - deb Ewing

NUMBER 31 - A Braid of Lyrical, Fictional, Nonfiction from Tim Z. Hernandez January 2025

By debora Ewing

Benjamin Foss, Multi-instrumentalist, Trad Musician

the CONTINUING TRADITION - Bill Olson

One of the New Wave of contradance musicians

By Bill Olson

Folk Songs For Protest

Voice Notes: A Folk Diva's Guide to the Galaxy - Susie Glaze

Number 67, January 1, 2025

By Susie Glaze

Wil Maring vs. the Office Supply Franchise

Looking for the Crossroads - deb Ewing

Number 30 - on being an artist while on the road as a musician December 2024

By debora Ewing

Tune History – Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine

the CONTINUING TRADITION - Bill Olson

A classic Old-Time tune and a few words about the Fuzzy Mountain String Band

By Bill Olson

Tom Waits Turns a Timeless 75 Years Old

Roland's Roadhouse Ramble - Terry Roland

As Tom Waits moves into his diamond jubilee, he reminds us how important independent artists are to the American sensibility. For the last 50 years he has taken us on a midnight ride through his own imaginative universe of outcasts, misfits and surly apostate street saints. While his milestone age symbolizes durability, beauty and strength, he has created a body of work that dares us to encounter and find meaning in the underbelly of the American Dream.

By Terry Paul Roland