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ARTIST: Cocorosie TITLE: We Are On Fire ALBUM: We Are On Fire WEB: Vimeo directed by Emma Freeman...

This record was purchased at Good Records (Check out their link on my Blogroll) in Dallas, Texas by my friend Jim.  Jim saw the movie in the theater in 1970 and couldn’t believe he was holding the soundtrack in his hand.  The LP is a reissue...

It’s been two years since Stereolab former member/singer Laetitia Sadier released her debut solo album The Trip. The record allowed her to come into her own outside of her well-known band, a career trajectory that she’ll continue with her...

Ce n'est pas seulement pour rendre hommage à Levon Helm, batteur et unique membre américain récemment disparu du légendaire groupe canadien que nous proposons cette chronique. C'est aussi et avant tout pour célébrer l'un des groupes les plus ad...

Claude Graves owl mugFolk art potter Claude graves has rejoined the Gallery after a short absence with a new line of owl pottery.  From pitchers, face jugs, sugar creamer sets, mugs and more these whimsical owls will add fun to your table table...

     Every so often there is an opportunity to interject some of my childhood in these blogs, and this one has been sitting there for a long time. When a teenager I had a major admiration for John Denver. His voice could be a bit...

It’s hard to place Alt-J. The triangle (∆) comes originally from Leeds, but they spend their time in a Cambridgeshire basement making their own brand of uniquely dubbed “folk-step”. However, the noises that An Awesome Wave emits far e...

ARTIST: Tindersticks TITLE: Medicine ALBUM: The Something Rain WEB: YouTube directed by David Reeve...

David Holt and Doc Watson perform the song Shady Grove.

Soulsavers‘ (the music and production team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover) new album, The Light the Dead See, features vocals and lyrics by Dave Gahan. The record is the follow-up to 2009′s critically acclaimed Broken. Venturing out from t...

Among the Leaves is the 5th full length album by Mark Kozelek under the Sun Kil Moon moniker. Played almost entirely on nylon string guitar, this 17-song all original album (the title comes from some words which caught Mark’s attention from a J...

Alors ça y est, revoilà Noah et la baleine qui pointent le bout de leur nez au large d’une plage du sud de l’Angleterre. Sous le bras de Noah voilà un tout nouveau bijou pour hanter nos nuits : Last Night On Earth. Encore une fois, il s’agit...

By Beth GoldwaterWhen I was in my early twenties I started writing songs. I landscaped a golf course one summer, preferring the act of physical labor and a tangible sense of accomplishment to a waitressing gig at the club house. My days began at five...

Rolling Stone premiered the first single from the Tallest Man on Earth‘s upcoming record, There’s No Leaving Now. “1904″ is the first single from the follow up to 2010′s incredible The Wild Hunt. It sounds fuller than...

Dr. Dee, the new studio album by Blur‘s singer/leader Damon Albarn, is 18 tracks of songs and music inspired by the life of John Dee, mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I. The album combines Albarn’s voice with early English...

I haven’t posted in awhile, because I have had my hands full.  Moving a family of 8, along with 4 dogs and 2 parrots – clear across state in a one way move…well, it’s a bit challenging.  After 7 years in the same home, we ac...

Welcome along to the latest in the “Hidden Gems” series.  If this is your first visit – welcome.  I would encourage you to check out the Hidden Gems page where you can view all previous Hidden Gems uncovered on this blog. However,...

Hexen und Teufel geben sich auf der alten Burg ein Stelldichein. Auf der Bühne im Burghof erwartet die Besucher Irish Folk vom Feinsten mit „The Cluricaune“. The Cluricaune bedeutet nicht nur traditional irish folk music – der Name steht f...

Un concert alliant la folk de Liz Green et la pop de Revolver a de quoi surprendre. C'est pourtant l'affiche présentée par Le 106 de Rouen le vendredi 13 Avril pour le retour du groupe Revolver en tournée pour son second album. Après des succès...

Hey, y’all, here’s a nice little musical interlude for ya... by a great musician and thinker.