Folk
If ever there was a musical act and a venue perfectly suited to each other, it would have to be the Wailin’ Jennys, the harmony-laden Canadian folk trio, and the Groton Hill Music Center.
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By Scott McLennan The Outlaw Music Festival’s overall pacing of performers from newest to most veteran offered an interesting overview of how country, folk, and rock have blended over the decades. Over the course of its 10-year existence, the Outlaw Music Festival has supplied one of the few satisfactory working definitions for the musical label…
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Newport Folk Festival will likely never deliver cameos as ground shaking as those in 2022, when stars aligned for Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon to grace separate tributes. But it doesn’t have to, given that there’s so much talent already on site.
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It’s difficult to say if Steve Forbert sounds youthful now or if he has long since fully grown into his always expressive and distinctive voice. Or both.
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In his new album, Terry Kitchen moves effortlessly through lilting songs of happiness and sadness.
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There were unscripted song selections whose daring and heart made this concert so much more than a night of old beloved tunes.
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“Every record makes the setlist better because we get to keep the things that have really been killin’ and then do things that make you push yourself because these are songs that you haven’t played in several years.”
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It’s the variety of sounds in Eva Cassidy’s repertoire, reinforced by her ability to use them with the utmost tact and control, that impresses this listener.
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The Newport Folk Festival always pulls off unique, unexpected collaborations, while it embraces a head-spinning lineup of diverse genres that reflects its spirit of community.
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Swanky Kitchen Band is single-handedly carrying on the venerable, but little known, Afro/Celtic/Caribbean tradition of fiddle-led dance bands in the Cayman Islands.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard