Jon Hartford appears to be everywhere of late. Though the riverboat troubadour who exploded the boundaries of bluegrass died in 2001, he continues to show up in surprising and unlikely places. John’s song “This Eve of Parting” features prominently in...
“I am a working class musician.” With these simple words Ellis Paul described himself at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference in November 2015. “I want to talk about basically where I’ve come from and why it worked for me. I’ve done 5,000...
Editor’s Note: Swallow Hill’s James Cook interviewed John Craigie and wrote this article. Somewhere in Portland, Oregon, hidden under a wash of pine trees, John Craigie is on his porch playing guitar with his friends. That is, when he isn’t playing...
On this episode of Between Two Banjos, Dustin and Barry talk about Tom Petty, Robert Ellis and Courtney Hartman’s tribute to John Hartford, One Epic Night: A Fundraiser for Swallow Hill’s Educational Outreach Programs, Hiss Golden Messenger, A Jam Supreme...
“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...
