Singer-songwriter Lydia Luce unveils her new album, Mammoth, a 12-track collection of songs reflecting a sense of peace after vicissitudes. Luce explains, “These songs reflect where I am in my life right now. They’re about the peace I’ve finally found at home, in my body, and in my relationships.” One of the mountains she had […]
Nathaniel Bellows The Moat New York-based folk singer-songwriter Nathaniel Bellows releases his new EP, The Moat, an exploration of how the defenses people construct to protect themselves, like a moat, can also serve as prison walls, isolating them from others and from what it means to be human. Bellows released his album The Old Illusions […]
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Clancy Jones – Rise With the Sun Out May 10, is a new EP by Oklahoma/Texas soulful badass, Clancy Jones, Rise With the Sun. These three new tunes are songs that dig deep down to his working man roots. The lyrics speak of struggles and regret, hard times and hard land, and fighting battles you’re […]
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“One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do” From the song: One – By Harry Nilsson “One” is a song written by Harry Nilsson and made famous by Three Dog Night whose recording reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 and number four in Canada. Nilsson said he wrote the […]
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“I am a snowflake, I fell from heaven There is no other just like me I am in wonder of my existence My perfect symmetry” By Randy Brown (Before I added Lewis) From the album “But Wait, There’s More…” This month I am quoting my own song. “I Am a Snowflake” which was originally released […]
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Joe Henry — All the Eye Can See Some people like beer. Some prefer scotch. Beer goes down easy, of course; but scotch is an acquired taste, something that is best sipped slowly rather than guzzled. But scotch lovers will tell you that it has a richness and depth that few other drinks can match. […]
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“Time is the wildest bird It flutters just beyond your reach It does not argue judge or preach No time flies, time flies” Randy Brown from the album Dream Big In case you are wondering why “Randy Brown” recorded this month’s lyric, I wrote and recorded this song “Tempus Fugit” long before I added my […]
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James McMurtry Makes His Case – Annapolis Songwriter’s Festival Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD, September 18, 2022 by Mark Pelavin Closing out the Inaugural Annapolis Songwriter Festival, James McMurtry made a powerful case for being recognized as the premier songwriter of this generation. It’s as if he looked at the 65 or 70 songwriters who performed […]
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“In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, Read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall. Some speak of the future, My love she speaks softly, She knows there’s no success like failure And that failure’s no success at all” Love Minus Zero/No Limit by Bob Dylan I have been a […]
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Pat Byrne and David Tribble in Fort Worth The Post at River East A cold night came to a close in grand fashion at the Post at River East in Fort Worth Tx. The night began with a chilly but much enjoyed set by local musician Jacob Furr in the courtyard. I sat listening enjoying […]
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