One of the most intriguing artists we saw at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend was Ruby Boots, a West Australian singer-songwriter with a real rock edge. We’re confident she was the only performer at this folk music conference who led people to say “Does that sound like T.Rex?”
Author: Americana Music News
The Mastersons’ “Don’t Tell Me to Smile”
You couldn’t walk more than a few steps at last weekend’s Folk Alliance International Conference without seeing someone wearing a “Don’t Tell Me to Smile” button. It’s a statement for the times, but also doubled as a bit of promotion for the new Mastersons video of the same name. From “Transient Lullaby:”
Cayamo 2018 review – A week of high points
Any weeklong music festival tends to turn into a blur of overlapping shows, and this year’s Cayamo festival-at-sea was no exception. The annual charter cruise, held aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pearl and produced by NCL subsidiary Sixthman, featured 40-plus performers and something like 100 shows over the course of six days and seven nights.
Quotable Cayamo
Some of the most memorable onstage comments on the Cayamo 2018 cruise:
“Good God, you are a morose bunch.” – John Prine, commenting on some of the songs suggested by passengers for his all-request show