John Trudell did not set out to be a poet. He took that road primarily through a series of detours, and his poetic and political sensibilities were forged by the remarkable, sometimes horrifying circumstances of his life, including the deaths of his three children, his wife and unborn child, and his wife’s mother, which sent him into a state of wandering and despair.
Stephen Stills and Judy Collins will hit the road again this spring in support of last year’s ‘Everybody Knows,’ a riveting ten-song collection that breathes new life into a trove of gems from their five-decade intertwined history. The duo, who just performed together alongside Neil Young, Patti Smith, Sheryl Crow, Burt Bacharach, Beck, and others at Stills’ 5th Light Up the Blues benefit concert for Autism Speaks, will kick off the tour in Eugene, OR on May 3, with dates continuing through June across the country.
After their show-stopping set in the Pastures of Plenty at last year’s WoodyFest, the Woody Guthrie Coalition is thrilled to begin this year’s festival with a special benefit presentation of Joel Rafael with John Trudell’s Bad Dog. This noteworthy performance will take place on Wednesday, July 11 at the historic Crystal Theatre in Okemah to kick off the 21st annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival and the performances of more than 90 musicians over the three day music festival.
Wisconsin-bred, Georgia-based musician John McCutcheon is folk music’s Renaissance man — Master multi-instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author. His recordings have garnered every imaginable honor, including six Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.
Lovingly remastered from a series of long lost tapes dating back to the early 1960s, The Attic Tapes, is a vintage collection of previously unreleased recordings and early works by John Renbourn, one of guitar music’s truly great innovators.
Wisconsin-bred, Georgia-based John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. He truly is folk music’s Renaissance man — master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author.
The 47th Annual Brumley Gospel Sing remains one of the industry’s most recognized and highly anticipated Gospel Music festivals in the world and beginning tomorrow the Brumley Music family will host the 47th installment of the annual event. This marks the tenth year the Brumley Gospel Sing takes place in Lebanon, Missouri.
Singer/songwriter/cornetist Al Basile announces a September 18 release date for B’s Expression, the new CD from the, “Bard of the Blues,” distributed nationally by City Hall Records.
Along the quiet paths of the American folk music scene is a tall dark haired singer-songwriter named Brian Cahall who travels around the country with his acoustic guitar, harmonica and a satchel carrying his worldly goods.
Wisconsin-bred, Georgia-based John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. He truly is folk music’s Renaissance man — master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author.
