I dropped by the Open Mic at Fair Grounds Coffee here in Long Branch tonight. I even brought along my banjo and played a few tunes. It was lots of fun, with a few people singing and playing guitars as well as a harmonica player,… Read More
When I was a boy, my father told me, “son, there are two Hanks, Williams and Snow.” He made it clear he liked Hank Snow best. Time for a vintage dose of The Singing Ranger. Here are Hank and the boys performing Rhumba Boogie…
I’m very excited to have an opportunity to participate in a banjo workshop next week given by Bruce Molsky, and then the next night, going (with my brother the trout, Salvelinas Fontinalis), so see him perform at Hugh’s Room. Here is Bruce Molsky playing guitar,… Read More
…featuring Manitoba Hal on slide ukulele.
Don’t worry, I’m here to help out. Here’s the Whiskey Bent Valley Boys doing a blistering version of Old Molly Hare….
Meredith Axelrod and the Wayfaring Strangers performing Who…
Some days, a little Johnny Rivers is just what the Dr ordered. Here he is on the Marty Stuart show, backed by the Fabulous Superlatives, playing his 1966 hit, The Poor Side of Town.
Here is some old time music for a Sunday morning. Do you know Way Down the Old Plank Road? Uncle Dave Macon’s 1926 recording stayed in our collective folky consciousness thanks to the eccentric experiemental filmmaker Harry Smith, who put together a 6 album collection… Read More
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