Steveston Folk
Soundtrack: THE HUNGER GAMES
At midnight it will officially be March 23, 2012. This is a day for which millions of people in the United States have been waiting. Fan of the literary phenomenon The Hunger Games will...
Celtic Punk
Celtic Punk music is derived from the traditional folk music of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, along with the other Celtic countries in that general region and parts of France. Those traditional ballads from years...
Scottish Folk Music
Today, we are going to be talking about Scottish Folk Music, or, the only folk music that is actually very good. I say this because I descend from a Scottish Highlanders, and because it...
Avett Brothers: Carrying on Folk
It is probably pretty safe to say that folk music is not one of the more mainstream genres of music out there right now. I have concluded that this is true for a number...
Fast Food Folk Song
Is it just me or does it seem like the holidays and the end of the year are way too busy? I feel like I have been running around like a chicken with its...
Patriotic and Protest Songs
Occupy Wall Street is causing a stir in New York City, with the seeming revival of the hippy movement from the 1960s in full swing. These protests have even trickled down to Charlotte, NC...
The Best of Folk
Folk music soothes the soul and lifts the spirits. Because of my role in teh music world, I often get asked the same question over and over, “what’s on your current playlist?” Typically I...
I Will “Sigh No More”
Thank you, Mumford & Sons. If anyone ever asked me if I would be a lover of folk music just five years ago, I would have stood there perplexed ans thinking for quite sometime....
I’ve Been Working On The RailRoad
Ever feel like you just put in the longer day ever at work? That was the lives of many African Americans and immigrants who spent their days building our country’s railroads. They passed the...
Seasons of Folk
If you have been around the dedicated folk music realm, you may have noticed, as I have, the seasons that this type of music goes through. I have always been interested in finding new,...
