Ten years ago Clay Kirkland started marking his birthday with a live music event he dubbed “Clay Kirkland Beats the Reaper.” Though he didn’t know it at the time, the accomplished harmonica player, who has shared the stage with everyone from Willie...
Matt Brown and Greg Reish’s Speed of the Plow is a collection of lively and entertaining old time fiddle tunes. The album demonstrates with deceptive ease how old time music can exist in the present, while at the same time represent decades-old musical...
Few bands stand at the nexus of art, live performance and history the way Ladysmith Black Mambazo does. From humble beginnings in Ladysmith, South Africa, the band’s voices lifted them to international fame, garnering them an appearance on Paul Simon’s iconic...
In just over two years The Lowest Pair has released several acclaimed albums, an output matched only by their appetite for hitting the road. The duo’s bluegrass and old time-inspired tunes cover a range of human experiences as expansive as the American landscape. In a...
