REVIEW: Steve Bonham’s lively EP “Out of the Darkness” Proves the Link Between Americana and Anglo Musical Sentiments
Steve Bonham and the Long Road’s new EP Out of the Darkness is a mighty 4-songs released in October. The EP delivers celebratory high vocals, swift guitar work and up-tempo piano, all wrapped up in a folk music package with ribbons of British influences. The tracks are performed by Steve Bonham and The Long Road. […]
Interview: Moment/o/us: Talking the Present of Presence with Charlie Parr: Abraham Smith (of the Snarlin’ Yarns) and Charlie Parr Interview Each Other
In an adventurous new twist for Americana Highways, here is one musician interviewing another: Abraham Smith (of the Snarlin’ Yarns) interviews Charlie Parr; and as it evolves, they also interview each other. Abraham Smith is a poet, educator, and mischief-in-chief improviser in the Snarlin’ Yarns. His most recent poetry collections are Bear Lite Inn (New […]
Music Reviews: Cameo-Parkway Reissues Plus Steve Forbert and Jimmy LaFave
It’s been said that rock and roll slumped in the late 1950s, when Elvis Presley entered the army and Buddy Holly died, and that it remained in weakened condition until the Beatles and other British Invasion acts emerged to revitalize it in 1963 and 1964. In fact, lots of great artists rode the charts […]
