Tune History – Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine

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

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

Wintergrace

Number 66, December 1, 2024

By Susie Glaze

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The Ash Grove Film

NUMBER 29 - The Anatomy of a Documentary November 2024

by debora Ewing

Arlo Guthrie and Richie Furay: Four Years Later

My election season coverage of single releases from two iconic artists of the 1960s November 2020-2024

by Terry Paul Roland

Sammy Wetstein, Multi-instrumentalist

One of the New Wave of trad musicians

By Bill Olson

Folk the Vote!

Number 65, November 2, 2024 November is Voting Season!

By Susie Glaze

Nelly Bly, a Classic Singing Square Dance

From the square dance "craze" of the fifties

By Bill Olson

Kris Kristofferson: An Appreciation

"Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end." Kris Kristofferson

By Terry Paul Roland

a woman playing guitar and a woman with glasses on her head

Inclusivity in Folk

NUMBER 28 - Azere Wilson: a view from the outside October 2024

By debora Ewing and Azere Wilson

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