John Prine – Thats The Way That The World Goes Round – LIVE 1978
Oldies Songs 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…
Jerry Jeff Walker- “Contrary to Ordinary” (live – 2012)
ONE MAN, ONE GUITAR, AND A LIFETIME OF REFUSING TO SETTLE DOWN In September 2012, Jerry Jeff Walker stood alone on a stage in Auburn, California, singing “Contrary to Ordinary”…
Amongst the Dutch flowers Phil performs his then recent single ‘Louise’
SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS, PHIL EVERLY SANG A SONG FILLED WITH LONGING In a softly lit Dutch television studio, surrounded by blooming flowers and quiet elegance, Phil Everly performed “Louise” with…
Anne Murray and Martina McBride – Danny’s Song
A SONG ABOUT LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE QUIET PASSING OF TIME When Anne Murray and Martina McBride stood side by side recording “Danny’s Song” in 2008, it felt less like…
Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett and Fingers Taylor telling stories 1992
Three Road-Worn Troubadours, One Stage, and the Beautiful Chaos of American Songwriting The 1992 reunion of Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, and harmonica wizard Greg “Fingers” Taylor was far more…
Emmylou Harris Inside Country interview about Wrecking Ball album
Emmylou Harris Chose Reinvention Over Comfort — And Created One of the Most Haunting Albums of the 1990s By the time Emmylou Harris released Wrecking Ball in 1995, she had…
Anne Murray – About the duet with Shania Twain
SHANIA TWAIN DIDN’T CALL IT A CAREER HIGHLIGHT… SHE CALLED IT A LIFE HIGHLIGHT. When Shania Twain spoke about recording with Anne Murray, her face reportedly “sparkled like a bright…