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November 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other

Rhiannon Giddens w/ Francesco Turrisi There Is No Other Nonesuch From her time with Carolina Chocolate Drops and now through her solo albums and shows Rhiannon Giddens spans decades and bridges musical genres bringing both a warmth and show-stopping dazzle to the old-time music of Americana past. She’s been a TV star (Nashville), an opera-trained […]

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September 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 377

Doc Watson, Doc Watson (1964) I’ve been really enjoying this lately – the debut, self-titled album by Doc Watson; one of those guys that is kinda bigger than music – just there always, deep inside the grooves, be it country, folk, blues, gospel. In the post-Oh Brother country music book he got a new wave […]

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February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Roscoe Holcomb: San Diego Folk Festival 1972

Roscoe Holcomb San Diego Folk Festival 1972 Tompkins Square Roscoe Holcomb was a journeyman folk-blues singer and 5-string banjo player. He only ever recorded a small handful of sides – and this 1972 live performance at the San Diego Folk Festival is his only full live set caught on tape, it’s been rediscovered here by […]

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December 5, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1727

Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, Duelling Banjos from the original soundtrack of Deliverance (1973) Eric Weissberg is a journeyman player – forever known for his contribution to the soundtrack to the brutal, beautiful Deliverance. This album features that piece – and reissues/represents an album originally cut in 1963 called New Directions In Banjo And Bluegrass. […]