Patty Griffin News

I know that some of you out there are thinking thisA "What can I get for [insert family member of friend's name here]? He/she loves bluegrass, but always gets new CDs and DVS when they are released." Well, here's an idea for a special gift, but you'll have to work for it.

Folks who like their Americana earnest and earthy should think about heading down to Poor David's Pub tonight to catch a crowded bill of country singer-songwriters. Headlining this acoustic evening is Wade Bowen .

Although her folk music is often compared by critics to that of performers such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple, Beth Orton, Melissa Etheridge, Natalie Merchant and Patty Griffin , interviews with various Wood RIver Valley residents about the music of Molly Venter this past Summer and Fall both often yielded a lot of ...

BettySoo, 31, is barely 5 feet tall, with a big, dimpled smile. She is one of many aspiring singer/songwriters in Austin, Texas, but this year, with the release of her third CD, "Heat Sin Water Skin," BettySoo separated from the pack.

Singer-songwriter Shawn will perform at the Barre Opera House on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of the Celebration Series.

The performer kicks off a brief Canadian outing Oct. 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

"Even though Mindy is still young and new to the music business," said Dolly, "I believe she will leave her mark as one of our greatest writers and singers ever." A Long Island gal, Smith made the traditional rites-of-passage move down to Nashville in the mid-90s. In 2003, she recorded the iconic 'Jolene' for the Dolly tribute album 'Just Because ...

Mindy Smith Stupid Love ****Long Island native Smith has an appealingly elusive style, equally spurred by pop, folk and country impulses.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Indie : Terra Naomi - Sifting through the flowery bells and whistles of Paul Fox's production, Terra Naomi's first widely released album, 'Under the Influence,' delivers on expectations.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Indie : Terra Naomi - Sifting through the flowery bells and whistles of Paul Fox's production, Terra Naomi's first widely released album, 'Under the Influence,' delivers on expectations.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Indie : Terra Naomi - Sifting through the flowery bells and whistles of Paul Fox's production, Terra Naomi's first widely released album, 'Under the Influence,' delivers on expectations.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Indie : Terra Naomi - Sifting through the flowery bells and whistles of Paul Fox's production, Terra Naomi's first widely released album, 'Under the Influence,' delivers on expectations.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Indie : Terra Naomi - Sifting through the flowery bells and whistles of Paul Fox's production, Terra Naomi's first widely released album, 'Under the Influence,' delivers on expectations.

The mere mention of Joan Baez's name emits sound and connation: that heavenly, soaring vibrato; the heroic female voice of the 1960s folk revival; the tireless, life-long champion of non-violent social protest.

WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 2009 6:00 PM Three Girls and Their Buddy, Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre NUMBER OF TICKETS: 2 General Admission / All Ages COST: I paid $87.30 but am selling them for $75. You can bring children for free; more info at http://www.zoo.org/zootunes/ CONCERT DETAILS: With the "Three Girls and Their Buddy" tour, seminal ...

Catch Railroad Earth's bluegrass-spiked Americana in a rare non-festival setting at the Crystal Ballroom on June 26.

Kate Wolf's life as a folk singer and songwriter was relatively short, but its effects on the world of folk music have lived on long beyond her passing from leukemia in 1986.

Heat Sin Water Skin Forgive BettySoo's album for looking so Starbucks. It tastes nothing like decaf vanilla singer-songwriter. Patty Griffin is the immediate touchstone on opener "Never Knew No Love," Soo's declaration that she "Never knew no stain like the one I'm hidin' now" right up there with Griffin's Flaming Red visions.

Hundreds and hundreds of music fans are at the Shelburne Museum tonight. They're hearing folk, bluegrass, and country rock from some of the top names in those forms.

Folk-rocker Melissa Ferrick is enthusiastic about the prospects of gay marriage.