A Magazine Dedicated to Old-Time Music
Carter Stanley once referred to old-time fiddle player Leslie Keith as “an unsung hero,” a powerhouse entertainer who, in his day, enjoyed widespread popularity, but with the passing of time… Read More →
Lena Bare Turbyfill (photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gwyn) Listening to field recordings can be an experience of intimacy and distance at the same time: intimacy because we hear the unedited… Read More →
In March of 1962, a new political season was gearing up in Alabama, and so-called “hillbilly” music was everywhere. “It has gotten so you can’t run for governor in Alabama,”… Read More →
Jimmy Boyd (photo by Sam Linkous) Jimmy Boyd believes in the power of genetics. “There’s something about us Boyds,” he told me, “that just put rhythm in us. My daddy… Read More →
