DJ for Sunday Folks
Kingston, Washington, United States
Auntmama tells stories that are topical and narrative linking her Appalachian roots to her northwest home.
President of Seattle’s Storytellers Guild, emcee storyteller for Bainbridge Bluegrass and board member for Village Speaks, she can be heard on Sunday Folks.
Latest Album Reviews
Review of Home for Christmas: Voices from the Heartland
Album Info: Home for Christmas: Voices from the Heartland
Rounder Album: Home for Christmas: Voices from the Heartland Label: Rounder Genre(s): Christmas Posted By: Joe Ross
Nov 21, 2020
Review
Record labels take great joy in giving us holiday presents that also serve as highly playable samplers of their many great signed artists. A favorite label among acoustic music lovers, Rounder Records’ Home for Christmas also illustrates just how eclectic the label’s offerings have become over the years. The juxtaposition of popular Christmas carols sung a cappella by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and selections from Roomful of Blues and Charles Brown doesn’t bother this listener who enjoys many varieties of music. Later in the set, a soulful presentation of The Persuasions’ “You’re All I Want for Christmas” demonstrates a different kind of a cappella arrangement. Some listeners might find the set to be so varied that they’ll feel a little uneasy, but I found it to be a satisfying experience. Whether blues, bluegrass, western swing,
Becky Buller Album: Distance and Time Label: Dark Shadow Genre(s): Contemporary Bluegrass Posted By: Joe Ross
Nov 21, 2020
Review
Eight-time IBMA award winner Becky Buller opens her latest album with "Don’t Look Back," a song she wrote with Kraig and Valerie Smith, after seeing a greeting card in a thrift store of a little girl at the junction of two roads with signs reading “Your Life” and “No Longer An Option.” This sentiment also explains how the fiddler, singer, songwriter and band leader has embraced the present, despite its challenges, with focus, confidence and optimism. Still rooted in bluegrass, Becky Buller’s Distance and Time is yet another splendid project that documents her meteoric and evolving musical career. As on her outstanding 2017 Crêpe Paper Heart album, her impressive band includes Ned Luberecki (banjo), Prof. Dan Boner (guitar), Nate Lee (mandolin), and Daniel Hardin (bass).
The highly arranged and polished contemporary material rewards
Review of Jerry's Smilin': A Guitar Tribute to the Grateful Dead
Album Info: Jerry's Smilin': A Guitar Tribute to the Grateful Dead
Damià Timoner Album: Jerry's Smilin': A Guitar Tribute to the Grateful Dead Label: ZOHO Roots Genre(s): Easy Listening Posted By: Joe Ross
Nov 18, 2020
Review
From Malloca, Spain, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, Damià Timoner studied classical guitar as a boy, became a prolific composer, and has released ten albums since 1992. He is clearly a man dedicated to his art and following his muse. Influenced by the new acoustic sounds of guitarists like Michael Hedges and Alex Degrassi, Damià Timoner’s style emphasizes textured chording, melodic picking, and occasional lowering of his bass strings for added depth and resonance. Timoner is also a fan of rock music ranging from the Allman Brothers to Deep Purple, and the Byrds to Led Zeppelin. On Jerry’s Smilin’, Timoner performs his arrangements of ten Grateful Dead songs that were chosen to feature pieces by different composers who had been in the band over the years. While one might miss hearing the lyrics, this acoustic flight emphasizes a relaxed,
Emma Swift Album: Blonde on the Tracks Label: Tiny Ghost Genre(s): Americana Country Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Nov 17, 2020
Review
Even after all the covers of Bob Dylan back in the 1960s, the Dylan hits keep coming, this time with the 2020 album release of Blonde On The Tracks, by Nashville-based, Australian-born vocalist Emma Swift. Backed by a solid band, including guitarist / producer Patrick Sansone and esteemed pop-rock icon Robyn Hitchcock, Emma sounds positively possessed on Blonde On The Tracks. Passing on the big Dylan hits like “Blowin’ In The Wind”, “Mr. Tambourine Man”, "Like A Rolling Stone", “Don’t Think Twice”, etc, Blonde On The Tracks showcases an array of lesser known Dylan classics all sung to perfection by the very appealing Ms. Swift. Kicking things off with an upbeat, Byrds-style “Queen Jane Approximately”, the Highway 61 Revisited classic (and actually the B-side to “One Of Us Must Know", also featured here
Wes Corbett Album: Cascade Label: Padiddle Genre(s): Progressive Bluegrass Posted By: Joe Ross
Nov 16, 2020
Review
After hearing Wes Corbett perform live at several house concerts within the past six years, I was so happy to hear that the highly innovative contemporary banjo stylist has released “Cascade,” his debut solo album of original instrumental material. A prodigy trained in classical piano, Corbett took to the banjo in his early teens after hearing Bela Fleck. He then spent several years playing with creative artists beyond the cutting edge of bluegrass like Jacob Jolliff, Joy Kills Sorrow, Molly Tuttle, and recently as the newest member of the Sam Bush Band. “Cascade” is an album that spotlights Corbett’s multi-faceted skills as composer, arranger, co-producer and instrumentalist. With a body of work spanning ten years of effort, Corbett redefines the banjo’s role in a contemporary acoustic string setting. I hope that the success of this project
Sep 23, 2020 -
ALOHA RADIO HAWAII
A Musical Journey to the Golden Age of Hawaiian Song
Rhymoi Music is thrilled to announce the release of their... Read Full Article
Aug 27, 2020 -
AUSTIN BASED PRODUCER/MUSICIAN MATT SMITH TO RELEASE
EIGHT NEW ALBUMS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Aug. 11,... Read Full Article
Jul 4, 2020 -
The New Grand Undoing Album Is A 21st-century Masterpiece That Unites An Array Of Reenvisioned Classic & Contemporary Pop-Rock... Read Full Article
Jun 7, 2020 -
Peter Galperin releases Tomorrow Seems Like Yesterday
Never one to turn away from a valiant fight, NYC-based maestro Peter Galperin turns to face... Read Full Article
Jun 6, 2020 -
Roots Music Report speaks with MOTU: The Blues For The Beach Interview
RMR caught up with blues rock guitarist, songwriter and band leader, MOTU... Read Full Article
May 30, 2020 -
French synth legend Zanov returns in 2020 with a new concept album called "Chaos Islands"
Like a sonic apparition arising from the... Read Full Article
May 16, 2020 -
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
STEINAR KARLSEN – DESTINATION VENUS
CD: OTWCD005 - LP: OTWLP005
Get ready for a musical journey to the planet... Read Full Article
Apr 15, 2019 -
The Apparat European tour continues. The German band with leader Sasha Ring came to Italy. On April 5th the musicians made a stop in Naples, the... Read Full Article
Feb 18, 2019 -
Kids In A New Groove (KING) provides private, in-home, music instruction to Central Texas youth in foster care, allowing them to gain the benefits of... Read Full Article
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