In this, the very first episode of Between Two Banjos, Dustin and Barry talk about Sam Amidon, Paul Kelly, Leon Redbone, the New York Time’s interactive article about women in underground rock, the Ace Of Cups, Bob Weir, 90s alternative rock, Seun Kuti, Dinosaur...
From Joe Hill to Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan, Americans love the idea of the wandering troubadour. The songwriters who do the “hard travellin'” to root out eternal truths to pass along in song occupy a vaunted space in the collective imagination. To that...
It’s December, the new year beckons on the horizon and that can only mean the holidays are afoot. With that in mind, Swallow Hill Music has plenty to offer the music lover in your life, and if you happen to be that music lover, we’ll just keep that between...
Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur’s greatest musical legacy might be injecting fun and unexpected surprises into multiple forms of traditional American music. For their latest album, Jim and Geoff turn to the music that inspired them when the folk music world opened...
Bobby Long is creating a name for himself by writing soulful folk songs noted for their deceptive simplicity and great depth. His latest album, the fan-funded Ode to Thinking, came out in 2015 and featured tracks such as “I’m Not Going Out Tonight,”...
