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The Heritage of New Orleans' Jazz FestThree hundred years ago just about now -- May 7, 1718, so legend has it -- representatives of the riches-minded colonial French Mississippi Company decided that a malaria-infested swamp in the crescent bend near the base of the river for which it was named would make a great place for…
Hangin' & Sangin': Mary Chapin CarpenterFrom the Bluegrass Situation and WMOT Roots Radio, it's Hangin' & Sangin' with your host, BGS editor Kelly McCartney. Every week Hangin' & Sangin' offers up casual conversation and acoustic performances by some of your favorite roots artists. From bluegrass to folk, country, blues, and Americana, we stand at the…
Following the Groove: A Conversation with Durand Jones and the IndicationsOutside of Detroit’s Motown Music, soul has generally tended to inhabit more southern locales. Yet in Bloomington, Indiana, on the campus of Indiana University, a group of music students discovered how their mutual passion for older grooves kindled fires in the snowiest of settings. Louisiana native Durand Jones moved north…
That Ain't Bluegrass: Lonely Heartstring BandArtist: Lonely Heartstring Band Song: “Rambling, Gambling Willie” (originally by Bob Dylan) Album: Deep Waters Where did you first hear “Rambling, Gambling Willie?” Patrick M’Gonigle: Matt [Witler] actually found the song. It was released probably seven or eight years ago now, as part of The Witmark Demos -- a set…
Joan Baez admits there's a gaffe in “Civil War,” a harrowing song of uprisings, both personal and public, on her new album, Whistle Down the Wind. “There are a couple of words that come out funny,” she says, “and there’s one where I sound like I have a big lisp.” It’s hard to catch that particular mispronunciation, especially as the lyrics are littered with sibilant…
