Maybe it’s my younger days playing in jazz bands, but I always have a soft spot for jazz artists. The vocals, sax and brass parts lift me three feet above ground. Continue reading Gretchen And The Pickpockets, “falling rising”
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Lo Carmen, “Lovers Dreamers Fighters”
Most have heard of the expression, The Apple Don’t Fall Far From The Tree. In 2013, a certain artist moved that expression to an album title releasing a collaborative work with her dad, Peter Head. Fast-forward to 2017, she has released her sixth album while coming up with a most creative idea, mixing lyrical personifications with melodies. Continue reading Lo Carmen, “Lovers Dreamers Fighters”
Elli Perry, Little Thieves
Where there’s a smoking gun, there’s a shot of truth. For Elli Perry, it was the first track of her new release, Little Thieves. Continue reading Elli Perry, Little Thieves
Marlena, “May All Your Christmases Be White”
With so many new and re-released Christmas albums coming out each year, covering a Christmas album is something I would shy away from doing. Continue reading Marlena, “May All Your Christmases Be White”
Eric Dahl at Fox 17’s Rock & Review Interviews Markey Blue
What a day for Markey Blue!
It was a great day for Markey Blue as Eric Dahl of Fox 17 interviewed the blues duo promoting their new album, The Blues are Knockin.
The last few months have been incredible for the band with their new release climbing to #6 on the Roots Music Report Contemporary Blues Album Chart, having one track from the album played on Season 2 of Fox Network’s Wayward Pines, and getting their own Pandora Radio channel.
When Markey and Ric Latina think it can’t get any better, it gets better and better once again.
Check out the band’s website for the latest up to date info, news, and calendar.
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The High Note 6:46, Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen, Love & Life
The Ted Man, Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen wowed the audience with an amazing show at Family Wash in Nashville. See excerpts from his one of a kind show.
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“Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.”
Dulcie Taylor, “Wind Over Stone”
It’s rare I cover an artist with two new releases. The first album, Only Worn One Time, represented a gift for words as the lyrics stood out as a superlative for poetry and storytelling. There was something special as the music mixed picture-perfect with her lyrics. The artist is Dulcie Taylor. Continue reading Dulcie Taylor, “Wind Over Stone”
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Album Review: Dulcie Taylor’s “Only Worn One Time”
When writing reviews, I usually go through a pretty set routine as I write about various people and their work. However, every now and then something happens as I research, watch and most importantly listen as I write about their work. So it goes with this singer/songwriter. It has been a long time since I have heard words and music coming out of someone like I have heard here. She is a poet, storyteller, and a gifted musician, as she seems to have fused together a contemporary folk mix along with an Appalachian sound with her dulcimer at her side. How her notoriety has slipped by me I honestly cannot explain. I guess I don’t get out much. Her accomplishments are many including being listed by Soundstage as “Best Recordings of the Year.” Her last CD, released in 2012, climbed to number one to become Amazon’s “Top-Rated Americana Album.” Her songwriting, as beautiful as it is, also won her “First Place Best Songwriter” in 2013 from the New Times Music Awards. Oh yes, she has won a WAMMIE (Washington, DC Area Music Award) as “Best Contemporary Folk Recording” to boot. Her name is Dulcie Taylor and her new album will certainly light up the airwaves. The new CD, Only Worn One Time will be released on July 8, 2014. This is one singer/songwriter that has something very special inside her. Continue reading Album Review: Dulcie Taylor’s “Only Worn One Time”