John Doyle is regarded as one of the best Irish guitarists but even that accolade sells him way short. Doyle is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist as well. The Path of
Hailed as the greatest jazz singer of all time, any tribute to Ella Fitzgerald demands a pull-out-all-the-stops production which is precisely what we get with this live show from Harlem’s
Two and half years ago the review of Whitney Rose’s 2017 Rule 62 was one of this writer’s first for these pages. The Canadian-born Rose now returns, having been happily
Lucinda Williams has always been defiant, and at times downright obstinate, always outspoken. We haven’t heard a full album from Lucinda since 2015 so it stands to reason she’s got
This venerable band, The Nighthawks, the pride of the D.C. area, will reach their 50th year as a band at the end of 2021 with vocalist/harmonicist Mark Wenner as its
Leave to Joe Ely to deliver the first set of songs meant directly for this health pandemic. While we have all been social distancing. Ely, echoing the sentiments of most,
Shelby Lynne made her mark 20 years ago with I Am Shelby Lynne, the album which earned her a Best New Artist Grammy nod. This Shelby Lynne is spare, as has
Church House Blues is the most fully realized album of Crystal Shawanda’s split career. She began as an indigenous musician growing up on the Wikwemikong reserve on an island in
To be clear this is not the first album from Reverend Shawn Amos, it’s just the first with his newly formed band, The Brotherhood. Oh, in case you’re wondering, Amos
Admittedly this writer was drawn to Irish roots rocker Ben Reel when learning that the album was produced by Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack. Then, Reel’s voice just took over
