Notes from ND
One of the nice things about being a fan of Americana and rootsy music is that the artists are a lot more approachable than those who make up the mainstream pop and country world. But, when you get a chance to meet an artist you love, what do you say? Do you have any funny stories about awkward moments meeting your favorite artists? Share them in the forum.
Meanwhile, as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States, we'll be taking a break from the Friday newsletter this week. But, while we commune with our families, we'll also be feeling thankful for all our ND members for hanging out with us and helping to keep this online community vibrant for almost five years now. Whether it's sharing videos, getting in debates on the forum, taking time out of your day to write a great blog, or just showing up and reading ... thank you for all you do. Happy Thanksgiving! We'll be back in your inbox next Tuesday. Now, for an extra-packed newsletter to carry you through ...
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John Oates Finds the Good Road Home
by Terry Roland
 Sometimes the best roads are the ones that lead us back home. After a 30 year odyssey that has taken him through the multi-colored world of pop super stardom, as one half of the popular duo, Hall & Oates, John Oates finds himself walking a road back to where he began, in the best sense. His road home returns him into the arms of the best in American musical traditions: Namely, the R&B of his hometown, Philadelphia & to the folk and blues he once absorbed there. During his childhood, Oates was a collector of rock & roll 45's, that small, vinyl, circular ... More
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The Anti-Bacharach Takes Bainbridge: Mary Gauthier at the Treehouse Café
by Mike Seely
Mary Gauthier's melodies are monotonous. Only when she starts singing is it typically possible to discern one of her songs from another. Such six-chord confines would doom 99 percent of artists, but Gauthier is such a searingly poignant lyricist that her '52 Gibson merely serves as the needle for yarns wound so tightly into the bowels of humanity ... More
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Review of Dwight Yoakam - 21st Century Hits
by big boy
Real country music still exists. But outside of the few living legends, there aren't too many purveyors of the real thing on the scene these days. And when they do come along, they get branded as too country and run out of Nashville. Thankfully, Dwight Yoakam has kept the flame burning since his arrival in the mid '80s. Yoakam's twang comes naturally ... More
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Richard Buckner - Surrounded
by Hyperbolium
Though he'd released two indie albums in the mid-90s, Richard Buckner arrived in most listeners' ears with his 1997 major label debut, Devotion + Doubt. His voice and delivery were unlike just about anyone who'd come before. His early music found cover under the Americana umbrella, but even then the steel, fiddle and vocal edgings that signaled ... More
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Iris DeMent Arrives at a Musical Crossroad
by Barry Gilbert
The saying "good things come to those who wait" epitomizes folk singer Iris DeMent as well as her fans. It took 16 years for DeMent to release her fourth studio CD, last year's "Sing the Delta." And that gap says volumes about DeMent and, as she put it, "my music career, if you want to call it that." DeMent, who performed with a full band on Nov. 22 ... More
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 Ralph Stanley - The Blue, Blue Grass of Home
by Jon Weisberger
Doctor Ralph Stanley has a new album coming out. That's hardly news in itself - he's been putting them out biannually for the last 30 years or so - but this one is different: Clinch Mountain Country, a two-disc set, pairs the 71-year old veteran banjo man with more than 30 guests in a project meant as much to provide a hot item for sale at personal appearances as it is to honor one of the most distinctive voices in the history of country music. He may be a legend and a national treasure, but Ralph Stanley is still a musician whose first concern is to work enough dates ... More
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Review of
T. Buckley - Northern
Country Soul
by Gillian Turnbull
Boom. I turned my head for a second, and a new generation of songwriters popped up in Calgary, shockingly professional and prolific, securing weekly residencies at top venues and the best players in town to accompany them. T. Buckley is one of those songwriters. In a matter of a few years, he has built a solid fan base in the city, toured across the ... More
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Van Morrison - Moondance Deluxe Edition Review
by Jeff Burger
Van Morrison had already attracted some attention with Them, scored a hit with "Brown-Eyed Girl" and produced the incredible Astral Weeks by the time he delivered Moondance in 1970. But this was the album that made him a star. It didn't happen overnight. The record rose no higher than number 29 in Billboard (an improvement over Astral Weeks ... More
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T Bone Burnett - The Invisible Man
