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Ballad of William Worthy – Phil Ochs

“Ballad of William Worthy” – A Glimpse at the 60s So last weekend, we went to the Antique Emporium in Burlington NJ and I browsed through some of the vinyl albums they had for sale. I ended up buying two albums. One was the album Raw Sienna from Savoy Brown. …

A New Idea leads to Stevie Ray and Bill Morrissey

You know what they say- out of site out of mind. Over the last week or so I do believe they may be right. Recently, I decided to take the CDs I like out of storage and put them on shelves in my room. Yes I know I can play them …

Doc Watson – Elementary Dr. Watson – Day 12 Folk Music Challenge

Doc Watson is one of the roots of my Folk Music library. The other night, I listened to one of my favorite Doc Watson albums, Elementary Doctor Watson. Doc was an important part of the Folk Music revival of the 60s. From Wikipedia: Biographical Information Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson (March 3, …

John Gorka – Land of the Bottom Line – Day 11 Folk Challenge

I often divide my folk music collection into Roots, Branches and Leaves. The roots are artists who I listened to in the 560s and 70s. The branches are folks I discovered in the 80s through 2010. Finally, the leaves are musicians I have discovered since 2010, when I started to …

Ellis Paul – Day 10 of the Folk Music Challenge – Happy Birthday Ellis!

The Day After Everything Changed - Ellis Paul

So last night and this morning I was thinking about what folk musician I was going to listen to today. After thinking that finding the album The Speed of Trees, was an omen. I had pretty much decided I was going to listen to Ellis Paul. That decision was doubly …

Greg Trooper – Day 9 – 30-Day Folk Challenge on his Birthday!

Today January 13,2021 would have been singer-songwriter Greg Trooper’s 64th birthday. Unfortunately for the music world he died two days after his 61st birthday in 2017. The cause of the death was pancreatic cancer. Greg Troop was a fellow New Jerseyian. He was born on January 13 in 1956 iin Neptune Township, …

Tony Rice -R.I.P. Day 7 of Folk Music Challenge

On Christmas Day last month the Bluegrass world lost a true legend, when Tony Rice passed away. Rice is arguably the best bluegrass guitarist ever! I confess that through the 70s and 80s I knew who he was , but never listened much to the groups in which he was …

Gordon Lightfoot Kicks Off My 30-Day Folk Music Challenge

Yesterday I said I had started a 30-day Folk Music Challenge early last week. Well, As a result yesterday was the sixth day of the challenge. Blue River Eric Andersen’s 1972 release.was the album of the day. In this post I’d like to start to catch up and write about the …

A 30-Day Folk Music Challenge leads to a Revitalization

Well, it’s quite an understatement to say I haven’t posted much lately. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I have started at times many, many posts and somehow I can never complete them. However the other night, I had a wild thought why not go back to where it all …

Tinsley Ellis Kicks off an Eclectic Music Day

Morning MusIc from Tinsley Ellis The other day I was listening to Bluesville on Sirius-XM hoping to find some new blues music. Rather than finding new music I rediscovered an old favorite. Shemekia Copeland was the DJ and she played a track from Tinsley Ellis’s new album Ice Cream in …

Category: Folk

Ballad of William Worthy – Phil Ochs

A New Idea leads to Stevie Ray and Bill Morrissey

Doc Watson – Elementary Dr. Watson – Day 12 Folk Music Challenge

John Gorka – Land of the Bottom Line – Day 11 Folk Challenge

Ellis Paul – Day 10 of the Folk Music Challenge – Happy Birthday Ellis!

Greg Trooper – Day 9 – 30-Day Folk Challenge on his Birthday!

Tony Rice -R.I.P. Day 7 of Folk Music Challenge

Gordon Lightfoot Kicks Off My 30-Day Folk Music Challenge

A 30-Day Folk Music Challenge leads to a Revitalization

Tinsley Ellis Kicks off an Eclectic Music Day

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