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Box Full of Letters - Letters to the Editor from Issue #34 July-Aug 2001

Box Full of Letters from Issue #34

Gram Parsons: Grievous grievances A little iconoclasm is no bad thing, but I hope No Depression isn’t going down the road of so many inferior music magazines by seeking to trash its former heroes for merely sensational reasons. First there was the frankly inadequate response to the Byrds’ late reissues [ND #25, Jan.-Feb. 2000], then [...]

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Film at 11 - DVD review from Issue #34 July-Aug 2001

Songcatcher Directed by Maggie Greenwald

By Gillian G. Gaar

The ballads of mountaineers, descendants of the Irish, Scottish and German immigrants who began settling in the Appalachian mountains in the 1700s, provide the central focus of Songcatcher. Apparently, they felt the East Coast was already too full of folk; in search of solitude, they retreated to the mountains, eventually to be tagged as crude, [...]

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Banjo picker Doug Dillard dies at 75
Just a few days after I featured one of their appearances on the Andy Griffith Show, comes this sad news from the … […]
Keb’ Mo’ on Tour: Behind the Scenes with Musician Michael B. Hicks
Newly arrived in Singapore, the band headed straight from the airport for the familiar Golden Arches and a welcome taste of home. Half a world and half a day away, it can be a challenge to stay connected to everyday places and to the people that matter. As tour dates have stretched across time and continents, the newest and youngest member of the Keb’ Mo’ […]
How To Take Your Children To a Music Festival and Enjoy It
Going to a music festival and taking a family weekend excursion usually are not the same, but they can be--and it can be fun. Taking your children to a music festival can also be one of the worst parenting decisions you will make. Whether your jaunt to the festival becomes the story your children tell their children about their favorite childhood memories […]
I Would Do It Again! An Interview With Dallas Moore
Since the age of 16, Dallas Moore has mastered the art of performing. With several albums under his belt and the experience of sharing the stage with almost all of his heroes, Dallas and his band have brought hangovers and excitement to Outlaw Country fans everywhere. On the evening of April 12. Before The Dallas Moore Band took the stage, Dallas and I sat d […]
A Summer Music Festival Prayer for Non-Attendees
Two years ago the family went to the Clearwater Festival in the Hudson Valley, a long way from our digs here in So Cali. I must admit to you right up front: I hadn't been to a music festival for decades, unless you count some small, local bluegrass weekends in Old Town Temecula. I won't bore… […]
The Honey Dewdrops: Silver Lining
Silver Lining, the third album from the Honey Dewdrops, will be released on June 1st. It’s a record that Fiddlefreak alluded to in this previous post — and we are the lucky ones with an advance copy! As we hoped, Silver Lining has emerged as a silky-smooth collection of original songs that take the listener on a pleasant ramble through the Blue Ridge Mounta […]