Andy Griffith – Born June 1, 1926

I loved Andy Griffith. That’s Andy Griffith the storyteller, actor and singer, not so much the Andy of Mayberry he…

Two More New Albums Worth Hearing

This is really a family affair. The Gift Band provides backing on all the tracks. There are solos by Eliza,…

Tom Russell has a new album called “Old Songs Yet to Sing.” If you guessed from the title that it…

I made salmon for supper. These days I mostly cook fish using the Sous Vide system. You can get more…

I’ve always been obsessed with Pinball Machines. I know where and when it started. The Luncheonette in Schenevus, NY. From…

In the Cambridge Folk Scene of the early 60s, Eric Von Schmidt was the MAN! He was the Alpha and…

This morning, before daybreak, I walked to Magoun Square and sat in a small park on Medford Street named in…

Glenn Snoddy was one of the best and busiest engineers in Country Music history. I’ll get to a list of…

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Front Cover Illustration by Reginald Knowles for Helen Creighton, Songs & Ballads from Nova Scotia (1933)…