On a recent brief flight from Monterey to San Francisco, a woman who sat next to me noticed me reading Lynda Hull’s Collected Poems and asked what Hull’s poems were about. "Her poems are not really about anything in particular, yet they are about everything," I answered. "Her strength is her description and use of […]
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If this record was your first exposure to the Mekons, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were some obscure British folk combo, not one of the original punk bands of 1977, still plugging away after 30 years. The Mekons were contrarians from the start — their first single, "Never Been In a Riot" was a […]
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Blues, Rags & Hollers: The Koerner, Ray & Glover Story
"To me … folk music has always been the blues." — Dave "Snaker" Ray You need look no further than that quote from guitarist Dave "Snaker" Ray to identify the ethos that formed the foundation of seminal acoustic folk-blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover. The Minnesota-based threesome, rounded out by fellow 12-stringer "Spider" John Koerner […]