A review of Kris Delmhorst's new CD

"KRIS DELMHORST – LONG DAY IN THE MILKY WAY" Bob Fish 

Government, politics and music

"THE FBI, THE SECOND RED SCARE, AND THE FOLK SINGER WHO COOPERATED" Aaron J. Leonard

and

"Book review: Folk singers, the Communist Party, and the FBI, 1939-1956" Tony Pecinovsky 

Insert "western Maryland" for "West Virginia"?

Did W.Va. Inspire 'Country Roads'? 50 Years Later, Here's What We Know" Roxy Todd

Dylan with a no-no

 How Bob Dylan broke an unwritten rule of folk music by recording ‘House of the Rising Sun’" Jack Whatley

Finbar Furey looks back

"'WE HAD A BALL' Folk legend Finbar Furey reveals he never had bank account insisting ‘if there’s a few bob missing, I don’t give a f***’" Ken Sweeney 

A review of the new Daniel Rodriguez CD "Sojourn of a Burning Sun"

"Boulder Musician Daniel Rodriguez Releases Debut Solo Album After Band And Romantic Breakups" Xandra McMahon 

Bill Callahan's new CD "Gold Record"

"Bill Callahan: “I wanted to write about the entirety of human existence in one song”   The singer-songwriter's new album, 'Gold Record', is his lightest and most playful to date, bringing – as he always has – a deep romance to the everyday" Patrick Clarke

Digging into Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"

 Grab a shovel: 

"Hidden Hallelujah: Cohen's classic keeps us guessing" Andrew Ford and Anni Heino

"The Many Lives of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'" Kenneth Partridge

"Without John Cale, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ would’ve been forgotten" Jack Whatley

"How Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Brilliantly Mingled Sex, Religion   Read story behind legendary artist’s most famous song, excerpted from Alan Light’s 2012 book ‘The Holy or the Broken’" Rolling Stone

"Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah: the meaning of the lyrics" Francesco Agrelli

Chris Smither keepin' on

 "Shutdown can’t keep folk legend Chris Smither from playing" Brett Milano 

Background on "Angel from Montgomery"

 "Behind the Song: “Angel from Montgomery” by John Prine" Paul Zollo

Background on "Me and Bobby McGee"

 "Behind the Song: “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster" Paul Zollo

Utah Phillips documentary on-line

"Folk music is the music of the people: Documentary about Utah Phillips available online this weekend" Rebecca O'Neill

A Fascinating Feature

 "The Bard   One man’s quest to save the music of the Holocaust." Makana Eyre