On this side of the Atlantic, few figures of the 20th Century can claim to be a greater exponent of Irish music than Tommy Makem. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Folk
Remembering Pete Seeger: Listen To 5 Overlooked Gems
Pete Seeger never looked like a revolutionary. Sporting squinty eyes, usually dressed in bland, workman-like clothes and with a banjo on his knee, Seeger had none of the flash and theatrics of others who brazenly go against society’s currents. Continue reading
2013 / Live Reviews / Music
Concert Review: Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket Offer Music History Lesson
At a tour stop in Chicago on Friday night, a troupe of all-star performers including Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket captured much of that old folkie spirit of hootenanny collaboration and musical joie de vivre to an arena of fans. And rarely has such a six-hour musical lecture left such an impression. Continue reading
Top 5 Best Irish Drinking Songs
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day properly, here’s a list of the best Irish drinking songs to mark the occassion. Continue reading
Remembering The Pogues In Irish Music History
With St. Patrick’s Day only hours away, David opines about Irish music’s misunderstood and overlooked heroes. Continue reading
Review: Neo-Folkies Make New Old Music
Thanks to their masterful 2004 releases, singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart and one-man-band Iron And Wine have set themselves as among the leaders of an acoustic music revival in the chic rock underground. David assesses if the pair’s latest albums have them turning up anything new. Continue reading
Review: Young’s ‘Silver & Gold’ Mines Familiar Vein
Neil Young has completed “Silver & Gold,” yet another sequel to his ’70s country-rock masterpiece, “Harvest.” This new disc is mildly successful — if only because it seems that we’ve heard all this before. Continue reading
Remembering The Band’s Rick Danko
Thirty years after he was part of turning rock music on its head, Rick Danko, bassist and vocalist for the Band, died on Dec. 10. Though Danko’s and the Band’s fame have been mostly forgotten in recent years, their legacy and vital importance in rock music can’t be understated. Continue reading
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