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Ben Reynolds November Tour

Work & Worry wrote 3 weeks ago: Scottish guitarist Ben Reynolds is getting ready to embark on a quick US tour. We reviewed his Tompk … more →

Tags: Acoustic Guitar, fingerstyle, Indie-Folk, Live Performance, Scottish, tour, tour dates, Ben Reynolds, Mike Tamburo

"Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album"1 comment

roothogordie wrote 1 month ago: The stoic couple that grace the masthead of this blog are E.C. and Orna Ball, a pair of singers and … more →

Tags: Music, Rootin, Alan Lomax, Blue Ridge Institute, Blue Ridge Mountains, Country Gospel, E.C. Ball, Estil Cortez Ball, John A. Lomax

Dogs in Costumes3 comments

mollytics wrote 1 month ago: Take a look at some of these uber-creative costumes from last year’s Tompkins Square Halloween … more →

Tags: *all about molly*, dog, New York, Halloween, costumes, Parade, mouseketeers, Mickey, Minnie

Review : Tim Buckley "Live At The Folklore Center, NYC - March 6, 1967" CD (Tompkins Square, 2009)1 comment

Work & Worry wrote 2 months ago: by Raymond Morin I first discovered Tim Buckley about ten years ago, when a band-mate played me the … more →

Tags: Live Performance, Acoustic Guitar, folk, Tim Buckley, NYC Folklore Center, March 6 1967, Live At The Folklore Center, Happy & Sad, lorca

Re-Disc-overy of the Week: Sept. 8/09

Jason Schneider wrote 2 months ago: Tim Buckley Live At The Folklore Center, NYC – March 6, 1967 (Tompkins Square, 2009) Although his ca … more →

Tags: 4 Re-Disc-overies, Tim Buckley, Live At The Folklore Center

Tim Buckley - Live at the Folklore Center, NYC: March 6, 1967 - Tompkins Square [Album Review]

gumshoegrove wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been digging Tim Buckley HARD-HARD-HARD for awhile now so this review was a long time com … more →

Tags: Beckett, Larry, Browne, David, NYC: March 6, 2009] folk-rock, "Dream Brother" book, Tim Buckley, Lee Hazlewood, Straight Records, zappa

Review : Ben Reynolds "How Day Earnt Its Night" CD (Tompkins Square, 2009)1 comment

Work & Worry wrote 3 months ago: By Raymond Morin Ben Reynolds is a member of the Scottish folk-rock band Trembling Bells, who are cu … more →

Tags: fingerstyle, Acoustic Guitar, American primitive, Guitar, British, Scottish, John Fahey, Takoma records, Ben Reynolds

"I'm Going Down To North Carolina: The Complete Recordings of The Red Fox Chasers (1928-31)" Available August 18th, 2009

DirtyLinen wrote 4 months ago: The Red Fox Chasers, composed of neighbors Guy Brooks, Bob Cranford, Paul Miles and A. P. Thompson, … more →

Tags: Record Labels/New Releases, The Red Fox Chasers

New York - Runnin' Scared - Reverend Billy Picnics and Politicks in Tompkins Square Park

wilderside wrote 4 months ago: New York – Runnin’ Scared – Reverend Billy Picnics and Politicks in Tompkins Squar … more →

Tags: News, Third-party, 3rd Party, Green Party, NYC, Reverend Billy, Billy Talen

Ben Reynolds, How Day Earnt Its Night (Tompkins Square)1 comment

mapsadaisical wrote 5 months ago: Ben Reynolds is most famously a member of Glasgow’s prog-folksters Trembling Bells (along with … more →

Tags: Album Reviews, Ben Reynolds

An interview with Richard Skelton7 comments

mapsadaisical wrote 6 months ago: It was around 18 months ago that I first came upon the work of Richard Skelton, via the initial pres … more →

Tags: interviews, a broken consort, sustain release, Richard Skelton

Darkness around Tompkins Square Park1 comment

Laura Pennace wrote 7 months ago: Since moving from the Upper to the Lower East Side last year, I’ve come to really enjoy my new … more →

Tags: Photography, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Tompkins Square Park, Nighttime, night time, Darkness, Trees

Ninth...Er...Tenth Street Espresso9 comments

ManSeekingCoffee wrote 9 months ago: Name: Ninth Street Espresso Location: 341 East 10th Street (between A & B), New York, NY (3 Manh … more →

Tags: Rating 3, Manhattan, New York City, Cafe, united states, New York, Coffee, Espresso, Stumptown Coffee Roasters

GOOD: 5 Santas Walk into a Diner...

mirispex wrote 11 months ago: Walking home the other night I saw the greatest scene in the Moonstruck Diner on the corner.  Five S … more →

Tags: Good, santa, Christmas, Diner, New York, moonstruck

James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes (Tompkins Square, 2008)1 comment

djc wrote 1 year ago: Litany of Echoes contains a great deal of stunning musicianship. And James Blackshaw, who has releas … more →

Tags: 2008, Álbums, Music, Review, acoustic, Architects of Harmonic Rooms, Bert Jansch, Blues, brad barr

Brad Barr - The Fall Apartment (Tompkins Square, 2008)2 comments

djc wrote 1 year ago: Unfortunately or not, The Fall Apartment really has nothing to do with the Slip. That band’s metamor … more →

Tags: Álbums, 2008, Review, Music, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, takoma, Instrumental, richard crandell

The Best Record of the Year is 100 Years Old: Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette

roothogordie wrote 1 year ago: “I not only commend him to your intelligent notice but personally endorse him.” -Mark Tw … more →

Tags: Music, Rootin, 78's, African American Music, coon songs, Dixie, Gospel, Slavery, vernacular music

Peter Walker - Echo of My Soul (Tompkins Square, 2008)1 comment

djc wrote 1 year ago: The mythical status afforded Rainy Day Raga might be a little bit much. Granted, when released in ’6 … more →

Tags: Álbums, 2008, Review, Music, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, takoma, Peter Walker, acoustic

Harry Taussig - Fate is Only Once (Tompkins Square, 2008)

djc wrote 1 year ago: Comparing this, the lone, 1965 release of Harry Taussig, to another instrumental Tompkins Square Rec … more →

Tags: Álbums, 2008, Review, Music, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, takoma, finger style, Guitar


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