From the Blogs

• Album Review: Denison Witmer - The Ones Who Wait
  I’m going to confess that despite his fifteen year career in music,  I only discovered Asthmatic Kitty artist Denison Witmer last month when his ninth and latest CD The Ones Who Wait landed on my doormat, writes Neonfiller.com's Joe Lepper. Listening to the album I can see why he has been the anonymous bridesmaid but never the bride for so long. He can […]
• Guest Blog: Roots Music in Portland, Maine
  
Hearth Music Guest Blog: Roots Music 
in Portland, ME
by Melissa Rae Cohen We've got a special guest blog today from travel writer Melissa Rae Cohen, writing all the way from Portland, Maine about the great roots music in her hometown! I grew up in a very musical environment. My father and grandfather used to sit… […]
• Interview: Shane Leonard of Kalispell Talks "Westbound"
  Kalispell is the songs of Shane Leonard. His music is influenced by the old song forms of Appalachia, timeless American songwriters, and contemporary minimalist composers alike. On recordings and live performances, Shane is often accompanied by Ben Lester (AA Bondy, S. Carey) and Kevin Rowe… […]
• 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
… […]
• Review: Paul Thorn - What the Hell is Going On? (Perpetual Obscurity, 2012)
  Paul Thorn - What the Hell is Going On? (Perpetual Obscurity, 2012) Paul Thorn is a Mississippi bluesman whose earlier career as a boxer still echoes in his gruff growl. Though well-known for his original, biographical songs, Thorn’s sixth album is an all-covers affair. Singing the songs of other writers is a complex task, one that reflects on… […]
• Somewhere with Ned Hill, But Not There
  Ned Hill lets out an explosion of chuckles and leans forward a bit after commenting on a question about Nashville that I’ve side stepped into what turned out to be a four hour conversation slash interview. He rebounds back into a totally serious tone that still manages to ring of some humor. It’s a gesture I’ve seen him do countless hundreds of times during […]