Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson – Old Friends – Suwannee Springfest, 2012
Oldies Songs A Song About Friendship, Time, and the Quiet Grace of Growing Old Together Some performances do not feel like concerts at all. They feel like conversations overheard at the end…
Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, et alii “Harlem River Blues” song by Justin Townes Earle (Nashville, 4 Jan. 2023)
One Song, One Son, One Empty Space That Country Music Still Cannot Fill On a cold January night in Nashville, the voices gathered around “Harlem River Blues” sounded less like…
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Anne Murray – Why me Lord
THREE LEGENDARY VOICES CAME TOGETHER FOR A SONG ABOUT GRACE, GRATITUDE, AND SECOND CHANCES When Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Anne Murray joined together to perform “Why Me Lord,” the…
Guy Clark performs “The Waltzing Fool” to Honor Lyle Lovett – on October 29th, 2012
TWO TEXAS POETS SHARED ONE QUIET MOMENT OF RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING When Guy Clark stepped onto the stage in Nashville in October 2012 to honor Lyle Lovett with “The Waltzing…
Vince Gill – City Lights
UNDER THE GLOW OF NEON, VINCE GILL SANG ABOUT THE KIND OF LONELINESS MONEY CANNOT FIX When Vince Gill performed “City Lights,” he did not sing it like a modern…
Anne Murray remembers Gordon Lightfoot
WHEN TWO QUIET CANADIANS CHANGED MUSIC HISTORY FOREVER On May 2, 2023, only hours after the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, fellow Canadian legend Anne Murray joined CBC Listen for a…
John Prine – Thats The Way That The World Goes Round – LIVE 1978
JOHN PRINE TURNED LIFE’S MISERY INTO LAUGHTER AND MADE EVERYONE FEEL LESS ALONE In 1978, a young John Prine stood onstage with a guitar, a crooked smile, and a song…
Emmylou Harris sat down at Blackberry Farm to share an acoustic rendition of her song “Strong Hand”
A QUIET TRIBUTE WRAPPED IN MOUNTAIN AIR AND MEMORY At Blackberry Farm, surrounded by the stillness of the Great Smoky Mountains, Emmylou Harris performed “Strong Hand” with the kind of…
Anne Murray interview 1982
THE NIGHT ANNE MURRAY STOPPED BEING “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR” In 1982, Anne Murray returned home to the Maritimes carrying far more than another album release. She arrived in Halifax…
Emmylou Harris – “Tennessee Rose” live from a show at the Amsterdam
A SILVER VOICE CARRYING THE SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS When Emmylou Harris sang “Tennessee Rose” at the Amsterdam Muziekcentrum, the performance felt less like a concert and more like a…