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Peter Ostroushko – Slüz Düz Music
I have already talked about Peter Ostroushko (here), so I’ll keep it brief this time. This is, simply put, a totally fantastic album. One of the best I have heard in a long time. If you had to label...
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Re-uploads
For those of you waiting on a renewal of John Roberts & Tony Barrand – Dark Ships in the Forest, the album has been re-upped, with photos of the original vinyl covers added. Here. And Fred Geiger –...
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Andrew Manze – Tartini: The Devil’s Sonata
There are very few solo violin recordings. Sometimes it seems as though guitars, banjos, basses, etc were all invented for the sole purpose of backing up the violin. This is of course not true, but it...
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A Jukebox of Ghosts
Hello, I’ve been enjoying your blog for a while so I thought I’d give you a holler. The collection of music you present is awesomely eclectic and esoteric, and your descriptions are fantastic: “It’s...
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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard – Who’s that Knocking?
The venerable Ron Thomason has said in describing Hazel Dickens, “She never let questions of pitch or timing get in the way of the music.” He’s also said that “She brought back the chill, the feeling...
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Marc Savoy with Dewey Balfa and D.L. Menard: Made in Louisiana – Cajun...
One of the all-time great Cajun jam-sessions, by three masters of the genre. Listen & dance! Marc Savoy – accordion, Dewey Balfa – fiddle, D. L. Menard – guitar Lotsa hype below, in case you...
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Louisiana Cajun French Music
Well it’s about time this blog had some cajun music. It was sorely missing from my gumbo of old american roots and fruits. Now remedied!Zydeco and Cajun are the premier cultural expressions of the...
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Blind Willie McTell – Atlanta 12-String
Some people call him the greatest bluesman of all time. I don’t think that’s true, at least not so long as Son House and Skip James are still riding the great greyhound bus in the sky. But coming in...
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Oscar Shumsky – Eugène Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin
Another solo violin masterpiece! Just as good as Andrew Manze playing Tartini, but in a totally different way. It gets back into a corner and stares you in the eye like it will kill you, and then it...
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Pete Sutherland – Poor Man’s Dream
Not much to say about this one, it’s just a fine bit o’ music. Flying Fish had a way of recording these albums that make you feel like you’re sitting on a back porch with friends, even when the music...
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