Tag: Susan Cowsill

Review: The Hobart Brothers with Lil’ Sis Hobart

By Ken Paulson — Crosby, Stills and Nash offered up a successful template, but the merger of singer-songwriters in a group can have widely varying results.  Souther-Hillman-Furay fell short of their promise; Bryndle never took off; the Thorns (Pete Droge, Shawn Mullins and Matthew Sweet) sounded great together, but that’s apparently as far as the harmony went. And then there…

30A Songwriting Festival: Rodney Crowell, Steve Forbert and the Bangles

By Ken Paulson Seaside, Florida – The third annual 30A Songwriters Festival, closed out its three-day run today, wrapping up an ambitious and entertaining celebration of songs. Very similar in scope and approach to Nashville’s’ Tin Pan South Festival, run by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, 30A showcases a wide range of artists and genres in both open-air and intimate…