Review: Tragedy Ann, “Heirlooms”
Almost five years ago, we were fortunate to stumble across Tragedy Ann performing in a workshop at the 2017 Home County Music and Art…
folk/roots
Single Release: Ryan Thomas Smelle, “Easier Said Than Done”
Honestly stating our shortcomings can be the first step in making improvements. That also has the potential to go either way – we can…
Matt Andersen & Terra Lightfoot: Live In Vienna, VA
There is no denying that placing our lives on hold these past two years has been profoundly tough for all of us, and applies…
Single Release: The Olympic Symphonium, “The Execution”
The Olympic Symphonium’s last album, “Beauty in Tension” (2018), received high praise, awards, and acclaim. Today, they release “The Execution,” one of a pair…
Steel Town Round: Live Music Event At The Mule Spinner
“O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command…” Okay, while Lesley and I are not Canadians in…
Snappy Singles: May Day, May Day
For this British half of Team GDW, “May Day” conjures up memories of a UK national holiday – one that commemorates the historic struggles…
Video Vault: Another Mini-Movie Marathon
While we dedicate our usual midweek video slots to our month-long “May’s Matts” features, we refuse to discriminate against those with no references to…
Single Release: Jill Barber, “My Mother’s Hand”
“When I was just a kid / There would always be / A little note tucked in my lunch just for me / A…
The Fitzgeralds: Live in York, PA
We first encountered the Bancroft, ON traditional fiddle and step dancing siblings, The Fitzgeralds, back at the PA Celtic Classic in 2018, and were…
Video Premiere: Justine Giles, “Save Myself”
“All our days / We’re destined for destruction / For you my touch meant nothing / You still let me in your bed /…