Ry Cooder News

Founded in 1989 by Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center director Eugene Rodriguez in the East Bay city of San Pablo, Calif., Los Cenzontles are a bilingual folk-roots band with no-fixed-lineup that has recorded more than a dozen stellar albums dedicated to inform and inspire urban youngsters about traditional and popular Mexican music and dance; ...

There was something special about seeing Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe together on stage.

There's an added dimension to the sound of Harry Manx which sets him apart from other Chris Rea/Mark Knopfler soundalikes, writes Steve Pumfrey.

Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe are coming after Lowe dragged the retiring Cooder out of his garage and back on stage.

When the charming, rake-thin Nick Lowe promised he and slide-guitar legend Cooder would play old songs, middle-age ones and some fresh and green, he wasn't joking.

Holger Petersen credits CkUa with putting him on the path to his life's passion--being an ambassador for the blues.

THE fourth annual Crawley Blues Festival is bigger and better than ever, organisers at The Hawth are promising.

American musician Tony Furtado will be performing at Peel Centenary Centre on Saturday, November 14.

Steve Dawson is an accomplished Canadian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Specializing in slide and fingerstyle guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, banjo and other stringed instruments, he is in-demand as a live performer, session musician, and producer.

Steve Dawson is an accomplished Canadian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Specializing in slide and fingerstyle guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, banjo and other stringed instruments, he is in-demand as a live performer, session musician, and producer.

The river of American music twists and turns in new directions every day, but that river has another current that's deeper and never changes.

Nick Lowe offers a telling insight into the personality of Ry Cooder, his long-time friend with whom he is currently touring.

JOE HENRY: Blood From Stars. A shambling, dark, uneasy record, built on cacophonies of instruments that sound as though they're tumbling out of an old suitcase.

Once again, one passing overshadows another: Les Paul's biggest contribution to music is obvious - the Les Paul guitar, not to mention some pretty impressive recordings down the line - to all but the most oblivious.

Last night on "The Plague," Corporal Bubonic payed tribute to Jim Dickinson with two hours of solo work, production, Mud Boy and the Neutrons, Dixie Flyer sessions, weirdo collaborations and Big Star.

August 18, 2009 - Next week, Smithsonian Folkways is releasing a tribute to one of the most influential groups in American folk music, the New Lost City Ramblers.

Jim Dickinson, right, and Sid Selvidge performing at the Centre For Southern Folklore festival, October 2008.

Ian is dedicated to the promotion of jazz all over the world and to catching just a little piece of it for himself.

By Bobby Wilson An acoustic guitarist with a playful, pan-cultural approach to music who has collaborated on albums and film scores with Ry Cooder and provided slide solos on Jackson Browne hits brings his novel talent to Burlington this weekend.

By Bobby Wilson An acoustic guitarist with a playful, pan-cultural approach to music who has collaborated on albums and film scores with Ry Cooder and provided slide solos on Jackson Browne hits brings his novel talent to Burlington this weekend.