2022 was a great year for music. Most people never see beyond the music that is force fed from television and most main stream outlets, but there is so much music that slips through the cracks and never reaches the bigger audience that it truly deserves. Here are my 20 favorite musical releases from 2022. … Continue reading 20 Best CD’s Worth Checking Out In 2022
This has been a great year for new music despite a national pandemic and the lack of live music. Many artists have used this time to think outside the box & create unique ways to get their music to all of us that really needed it. My choices reflect the music that I personally listened … Continue reading Tie Dyed Tunes 3rd Annual Best Music Of 2020 Baker’s Dozen
In 2019 I made my 1st trip to Floydfest. I was really looking forward to returning in 2020 for my second time, but the Coronavirus had different plans for us all last year. The thing about return trips to a festival is that you remember all the cool things that you learned your first time. … Continue reading Floydfest Signals A Return To Normalcy For Festivals
Here is my third article focusing on new music that surfaced in 2020. During a period of time where going to see live music was rare if not impossible because of a pandemic, so much great music came out that is worth checking out. You may recognize some of these artists but most have stayed … Continue reading Quarantunes Vol. 3 More Great New Music of 2020
Since the beginning of March I have had a lot of time to check out new music that has kept my sanity in check over the last few weeks. I usually listen to new music while driving to shows & festivals, where most of my time is occupied taking photographs. This pandemic has given me … Continue reading Quarantunes: New Music To Check Out While At Home
The Steep Canyon Rangers have been mesmerizing their audiences for 20 years. Originally, they started out with a more traditional bluegrass sound, but it has expanded beyond that to encompass many other styles while still maintaining that bluegrass feel. On January 18, 2020, my son Matt & I had a chance to sit down with … Continue reading Steep Canyon Rangers Continue To Expand Their Musical Horizons.
by Matt Wickstrom This is an interview that Matt Wickstrom conducted with Allie Kral of Yonder Mountain String Band during their 2019 Summer Tour. It was misplaced but better late than never. She talked about joining the band, learning to jam and many other things. They played in Lexington, Kentucky on August 1 at The … Continue reading Fiddle Talk: A Conversation With Allie Kral Of Yonder Mountain String Band
I recently published of my Top 13 CD's from 2019. There were so many other CD's that I felt went under most people's radar that were also great to listen to from 2019. I was fed a lot of new music from publicists that I never would have been exposed to otherwise. Here's my list … Continue reading Tie Dyed Tunes “Under The Radar’ Music From 2019 Worth Checking Out
2019 was an awesome year filled with great music. I have composed my list of my Top 13 favorite CD's. My list represents music that I personally came across in the particular genres that I choose to cover & does not reflect all the other great music that came out in 2019. These CD's stayed … Continue reading Tie Dyed Tunes Baker’s Dozen Top Cd’s of 2019
On July 13, 2019 I interviewed Jeremy Garrett of the Infamous Stringdusters prior to their 2 sets of music at the Paradise Music Festival in Covington, Kentucky. That night's performance was so special, that the band decided to release it as a live recording called "Live From Covington, Kentucky". At the end of the interview … Continue reading The Dust Doesn’t Settle Long For Jeremy Garrett Of The Infamous Stringdusters
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