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Sue Foley

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Frozen solid, after having it broken almost beyond repair, it would take a blow torch to melt Sue Foley’s heart. At least that’s the impression she gives in a tough, … Read more

More from February, 2018

Folk Alliance Day Four

Photos by Ebet Roberts The last day at Folk Alliance dawned fraught with mixed emotions. Like the pop-up on a Thanksgiving turkey, we aren’t done yet, but  we’re trembling, and will … Read more

Sarah McQuaid

Taking to heart the old adage “ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” U.K. singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid expresses her wish to be returned to the earth in death, in “Break Me … Read more

Premiere: Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches

If your musical vocabulary is extensive, you know the the Gullah/Geechee tradition, descendents of enslaved Africans brought to the New World to work the plantations of coastal South Carolina, Georgia, North … Read more

Philly Choir turns 50

Besides the great church choirs that launched superstars in the gospel and soul traditions, including Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston, many of those red-jacketed lads in the Philadelphia Boys Choir … Read more

Destination Blues Music Festival

Photos by Joseph A. Rosen The banner outside the Caldwell Consistory in the small college town of Bloomsburg, PA read “Your Winter Blues Heaven on Route 11.” On Saturday, February … Read more

Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood

Recently we lost the undiscovered Mississippi bluesman, Leo “Bud” Welch, who created quite a stir the last couple of years. Now, again through the efforts of folks like Jimbo Mathus … Read more

Chris Smither

After a gap of a few years, US acoustic wizard, Chris Smither has resurfaced with a new, 16-track, double album bristling with his ever-quirky look at life, love and all … Read more

Gibson Guitars out of tune

The financial world has the 116-year-old Gibson Brands, producer of Gibson guitars, on the brink of bankruptcy. The company has until July 23, 2018 to refinance what is said to be a … Read more