I’m a bleeding heart liberal. If there’s a person who’s downtrodden or subjugated or treated unfairly or farted the wrong way, I’m there to fight for...
Local songwriter and singer Tim Edwards has carved out a nice little reputation as a member of Farm Truck, a rootsy country combo whose music resides...
Wow, we’ve had a couple of great months of bluegrass! Here’s a partial run down: Great 48 in Bakersfield. From January 15-18, the bluegrass tribe from...
Hello Troubadourians! Last month I started talking about chasing magic as it applies to my playing. I’d like to elaborate in a little more detail about...
Blame Betty’s Who’s to Blame? feels like pulling a worn-out leather jacket from the back of a black ’69 Mustang. It’s scuffed and smells familiar but...
We start out with the title track “Apricot Moon.” A bare-bones, classic Mark Montijo song. The thing about Mark’s songs is that you want to listen...
This has been my lyric-writing mantra for decades now. The idea is, if you get stuck, ignore everything—rhythm, rhyme, syllables, “voice”—and just say the truest thing...
I have always been interested in periods of time when artistic inspirations and geography seem to coalesce into what, a few years later, would be called...
Seeing prolific veteran singer-songwriter Richard Thompson in concert is an experience, unique in its dynamics, diversity, and heart. He has covered ground over the years and...
