Oh, Canada! This week Connecticut gets visits from the Winnipeg-rooted folk act The Wailin’ Jennys, Quebec’s trad folk ...
IJ music columnist Paul Liberatore writes that he “felt an ache in the heart of the Marin music scene” since the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh last week.
A friend of the Band’s Levon Helm, Lesh had gotten the idea for an ... but he did speak with his daughter, Amy, who assured him that her father died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends.
Woodstock, New York native Stella Prince discusses her youthful folk inspirations and incredibly motivated desires.
But despite all his preparation, Devereux was skeptical when he first saw an ad for what was billed as Blues Brothers Con — a daylong gathering and concert for fans of the music side project started ...
She's the Woodstock, New York-born daughter of a painter and non-fiction ... including the Band's Levon Helm, Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul and Mary's Peter Yarrow. She's now rapidly entering ...
It was filmed as a mother-daughter homage, ending with a joyous ... When rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins (along with drummer Levon Helm and other future members of The Band) needed an extra voice ...
When Elton John began working on his 1971 album, Madman Across the Water with Bernie Taupin they named the lead single after the Band‘s drummer Levon Helm. Though the song was believed to be ...
In addition to both being prolific and inspiring musicians, Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm shared a much seedier past involving criminals, drugs, and attempts at armed robbery. Before the fame ...