“One man with a guitar who played what was in his soul,” is how Tom Munch sums up his friend Chuck Pyle. Tom and Chuck first bonded decades ago when the fingerstyle guitarists realized they also shared a penchant for keeping up on new music technology. Technology...
I had never heard of Paul Kelly before we booked him and his band this summer to play Daniels Hall on October 13. I’ve since learned that Paul is a songwriting legend in his native Australia, where he is celebrated for giving voice to everyday Australians. His...
Whether from the scrolls of Jethro Tull vinyl, or from his own solo performances, the call of Martin Barre’s guitar is unmistakable. Swallow Hill has the pleasure of hosting Martin Barre and his band on September 9th, in Daniels Hall. In anticipation of his...
In 2016 Garrison Keillor stepped down as host of A Prairie Home Companion. Leaving the radio variety show he was synonymous with for 42 years was not a retirement, however, but rather what he calls “a change of scene.” Garrison continues to work on...
Forty-seven years in, Ray Benson and Asleep At The Wheel show no signs of slowing down. This summer the Western Swing standard bearers are crisscrossing the nation’s highways and byways, and living out the lyrics of a country song on their Texas Dance Hall Tour....
Kaia Kater caught many listeners off guard last year with the release of her latest album, Nine Pin. The Guardian praised it for being “an intense, mostly solo affair, with Kater’s banjo and rich voice supported by bass, muted trumpet and backing vocals....
