By Ken Paulson —Ghost of Browder Holler is a striking new album by Chelle Rose, a Nashville-based singer and songwriter with roots in Appalachia. Songs like “Browder Holler Boy,” “Caney Fork Tennessee” and “Weepin’ Willow on the Hill” reflect those rustic origins but it also sounds like copies of Beggars’ Banquet and Let It Bleed made their way into the holler.…
Tail Dragger and Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends in the Blues
By Joe Ross The emotion, power and intensity of pure and heartfelt Chicago blues are the elements of Long Time Friends in the Blues featuring vocalist Tail Dragger (aka James Y. Jones) and harmonica player Bob Corritore. The two bluesmen met in early-1976 on Chicago’s west side when they performed at a tribute to Howlin’ Wolf on the day after…
Sun209: The week in Tweets
Check out @tinpansouthfest, the pre-eminent songwriters fest. Great songs by the people who wrote them. http://t.co/eqhDVAQA # Review: @Charliefaye's fine "Travels with Charlie" #americana http://t.co/yIsPIfG8 # On @Americanafest chart: @LyleLovett at top, plus @justintearle, @raywylie @springsteen,@thesteelwheels http://t.co/jk5DvdUY #
Review: Nathan James & the Rhythm Scratchers
By Joe Ross Nathan James likes to call his genre of music “Washtar Soul.” In 2010, he created an instrument called the Washtar Gitboard that connected a carved guitar neck to a travel-size washboard. He’s also wired and outfitted the gadget with LED lights from an auto parts store and plays a 3-string instrument (Tri-tar) built from a washboard and an…