WORLD'S GREATEST FISHING BAND

Rob Ellen reels 'em in and gets 20 questions and more in the net......

I don't fish but I know a lot of musicians that do this is what Brad Paisley said about them..

He asked them some questions...more


acoustic roots
a new scottish label for acoustic music..more

SDB investigates a new label from north of the border that is putting out singer-songwriter material of real quality


TERRY CLARKE'S U.S.A. TOUR DIARY

Terry kept a diary of his latest trip to states..he met Amy Rigby, Tom Pacheco and some six-foot snowdrifts

To begin ...
the first weekend of February saw heavy snow in Scotland.
Where we live out west in Argyll, the climate is more clement usually but it left several inches this year.

So, allowing plenty of time for bad roads and emergencies, on Tues the 4th I was up at 5.30.in the morning to get the Western Ferry over the River Clyde to drive to Glasgow airport for the flight to Newark, New Jersey and on down to Nashville...more



 


r.d.roth explores the wonderful world of paul K & tvz

Making my way across what had been the Ashland Avenue bridge, I felt just a little less lost. The bridge, for the most part, was gone. In those days Chicago was still luxuriating in pork baths provided by Congressman Rostenkowski, and one by one all the major bridges spanning the Chicago River were getting completely rebuilt. The river swam far below me as I walked a two foot wide strip of iced concrete....more



 


BOB CHEEVERS DESCRIBES TWO HOUSE CONCERTS HE GAVE LAST YEAR

In America, the "House Concert" concept is beginning to take hold and flourish. The driving force behind that concept is having places across the country for serious musicians to present their art in an atmosphere of quiet...a true listening room experience. I've done many house concerts in America and suggested to friends of mine in England that we try one at their house....more

ANDREW PERRY GIVES HIS ACCOUNT OF MICHAEL FRACASSO HOUSE CONCERT IN GREENFORD 23 FEBRUARY 2003

The house concert - a success ! Tangibly a success, I'm pleased to say. A remarkable number of American folk arrived too ! I met a delightful young lady who, prior to following an Englishman (“he's an intellectual but it’s hard to tell”) to the UK, was a resident of Austin, plus Gail Comfort (a Canadian fromWinnipeg) a Virginian and her daughter, (I guess that's two Virginians) another Canadian lady and the rest of us were Brits. Oh yes and some geezer called John Graveling.........more