Folk Music

Originally the music of Brazil's bohemian, cosmopolitan urban centers (much like Parisian musette), choro music has delighted audiences around the world for well over a century. In choro, the sprightly rhythms, complex musicianship and beautiful melodies lay over a bed of jazz-like improvisation and informal music making; this is some tricky folk music to perform, to say the least. This blend of v […read more]

Lorraine Jordan and Jeanette Williams Team Up for New Song Carolina Road bandleader and Daughters of Bluegrass co-founder, Lorraine Jordan, has released a new song, Nothin About Trains, with the 2012 SPBGMA Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year, Jeanette Williams. The tune is featured on Pickin’ Like a Girl, the latest Daughters of Bluegrass box [...]

Greg Dunn Mandolin F5-01. I am offering F5-01 for sale at a reasonable price for a hand-crafted custom mandolin with great tone, volume and timbre. Similar qualities in a mandolin with a high-profile manufacturer’s name on it would fetch a significantly higher price. Type: Serial Number: Build dates: Finished and set up: F5 Mandolin F5-01 [...]

Dunn Mandolin for Sale: This is the first mandolin I built and it was based on a Stewart McDonald A5 kit. The name on the headstock, “Raydoris”, was used as a testimonial to my parents who have passed away. The first two mandolins I built were branded “Raydoris” and I have since changed to Dunn [...]

Greg Dunn Mandolins for Sale: Type: Serial Number Build dates: Finished and set up: A5 Mandolin A5-02 Body closed: March 2011 November 2012 Summary: This is the second mandolin I built and it was also based on a Stewart McDonald A5 kit. The name on the headstock, “Raydoris”, was used as a dedication to my [...]

Matuto The Devil and the Diamond Matuto’s music is all about the dance. On stage, the instruments swirl together, bobbing in and out, whirling around the tension at the core of Matuto’s music: the push and pull between the Latin syncopations of Brazilian roots music and the folk traditions of the American South. It’s Bluegrass meets Brazil. It’s an unlike […read more]

Red Tail Ring The Heart's Swift Foot You hear it from the first note. The first word. And you know acoustic roots duo Red Tail Ring are going to be different. You hear it in the voices. On their new album, The Heart’s Swift Foot, Laurel Premo’s voice sounds like a swift clear mountain stream. It almost seems as if there’s a current to her voice that keeps pulling s […read more]

Rural Rhythm Records has announced a new archival digital download album series that will focus on classic album reissues and “best of” artist collections.  The newly created Rural Roots Digital Series will help keep traditional roots music alive and preserved for future generations.  Two titles from the new series now available, with many more planned [...]

Over the past couple of years, the American folk music scene has seen its share of songwriting duos. From the Milk Carton Kids to male-female duos like Shovels + Rope and Birds of Chicago, and beyond, folks seem to be moving away from the 10-person band lineups and closer to a more simplified roster (still striving to achieve as much of a lush sound as possible). Whereas the big bands of three-to-five years ago stretched the imaginations of their songwriters, challenging them to add as many instruments as possible without resulting in utter chaos, singer-songwriter duos have been doing their best to keep it to just two voices and two instruments. Their challenge has been how far two people can push the music within those confines....Read Full Post

Le Vent Du Nord www.leventdunord.com UK Tour Dates July & August 2013 . Le Vent Du Nord (Wind from the North) perform traditional Québécois music in French which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany. The group uses a very diverse range of musical instruments augmented by Québécois Foot Percussion presented via a most entertaining, energetic and engaging stage show. They will be touring in the UK this summer: July 2013 Tues 23 New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-u-Lyme, ST5 0JG Tel: 01782 717962 Tickets £15.00 -- From 7.30 p.m. Wed 24 The Sage, Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, Tyne& Wear, NE8 2JR Tel: 0191 443 4661 Tickets £15.00 -- From 7.30 p.m. Thurs 25. Borough Theatre Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales HP7 5HD Tel: 01873 850805 Tickets £15.00 -- From 7.30 p.m. Fri 26. WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9DG