The artist’s job is to create art. It sounds simple enough, right? If only creativity was consistent and able to be controlled in the same realm of space and time that you and I will […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, Aug. 28, 2020
The world is a crazy place right now, but the music plays on. Whether it is racial injustice, coronavirus, politics, your job, the neighbor’s dog or just the weather – there is a lot taking […]
M. Ward Looks To The Stars To Find ‘Migration Stories’
I’ve always been a big fan of M. Ward‘s methodical approach to music. He sounds like a man who takes his time and, typically using an analog recording process that takes even more time, his […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 21, 2020
Another week in the books and Friday is here to help us celebrate and ease into the weekend with some new tunes. Of course, nothing is really normal right now in the era of Covid-19 […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Cultivates Online Community For 59th Edition
Fest is a feeling that I never want to end. Last year, as volunteers were packing up tables and chairs and loading them into trucks, I had a strange feeling like I was somehow between […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
While my attention is mainly focused on the 59th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, it’s Friday – and there is a lot of new music released today. Both are good reasons to keep our spirits as […]
Philadelphia Folksong Society Brings The Folk To The People
The 59th Annual Festival Goes Global For First All Online Event Folk music has evolved over time. Through ingenuity and necessity, as soon as people started making music, they started sharing it. From word of […]
New Music Friday, Aug. 7, 2020
It’s August, which means for me it’s Philly Folk Fest month. This year it’s going online but I’ll be participating and covering it digitally but New Music Friday continues! New album from Deep Purple this […]
Mapache Channels Homey Grooves On ‘From Liberty Street’
I’m not trying to brag or anything, but I’m known for having a good memory. But, I’m going let y’all in on a little secret, since we’re such good friends and everything, I know I […]
New Music Friday, July 31, 2020
It’s incredible to see how things come back around. If you’re a student of history, music or otherwise, you’ll find things seem to work in cycles and in reality, the names and places may have […]