We had great bluegrass in San Diego in January to start off the new year. The Blythe Festival presented top talent, including The Gibson Brothers (IBMA’s...
Mike Craig was no different than many of his boomer generation counterparts who took up bass during the pop music English invasion in the mid-sixties, an...
“For me, music is life.” Says Nancy Mestyanek. She gives a slight smile and glances over at Harry, her husband and bandmate in Folding Mr. Lincoln....
Sarah Maisel has established herself as a solid presence on the local jazz scene following the success of her 2010 debut, Have Uke Will Travel (see...
The churning waters of a recording’s creative flow can be fraught with peril. Poor intonation, drifting pitch, and rhythmic slop seem to co-conspire in a tireless...
When Lance Armstrong sat down with Oprah Winfrey last month to confess his sins he gave us all a gift. It was a portrait held fast...
Hot Rod Harris was one of those rare souls in life who made everyone feel welcome, no matter how disparate a crowd he was in. Part...
I opened Folk Arts Rare Records on July 31, 1967, and for most of the years and days that make them up I have been in...
It is February once again ladies and gents, a time when we traditionally celebrate African-American culture in this country with Black History Month. Being born and...
