In my never-completed 2014 Firefly review, I remember doing a lot of walking. If you’ve never been to the Firefly music festival in Dover, Delaware, first you should put it on your list. Secondly, be […]
New Music Friday, Oct. 21, 2022
It’s getting darker earlier these days and there is plenty of new music released Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 to keep you warm at night. At the top of my list is the 10th album from […]
Katie Crutchfield And Jess Williamson Create Classic Country With Plains Debut Album
There are few things as comforting as a warm country harmony and the ladies of Plains deliver with their debut album. “Summer Sun” the track that opens “I Walked With You A Ways” is enough […]
New Music Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
For the rock fans, English rockers The 1975 are out with the band’s fifth album “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” and California funkers Red Hot Chili Peppers are out with “Return of the Dream […]
Dropkick Murphys Breathe Punk Rock Into Woody Guthrie Lyrics
I have been thinking more about the kinship between punk rock and folk music since going to Frantic City a few weeks ago. Before I even knew what folk music was, I was a punk […]
New Music Friday – Oct. 7, 2022
It’s the first New Music Friday of October and there is quite a list of new releases for New Music Friday so let’s dive right in. Indie rockers Broken Bells is out with “Into The […]
Episode 29 – Mike McKenna Jr.
Mike McKenna Jr. is a helluva singer-songwriter from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. He carries on the Canadiana folk music tradition in his songs his homespun lyrics with historical references and a warm voice. […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
It’s the last New Music Friday of September and while fall is in full swing on the east coast, The High Note is here to keep you warm with all the new albums released today, […]
Frantic City Uncovers Atlantic City As A Bedrock Of Music
I remember as a kid watching that episode of “The Flinstones” where Fred goes to the Water Buffalo convention in Frantic City. I learned later that it was meant to be Atlantic City. In fact, […]
New Music Friday, Sept. 23, 2022
Fall is officially here and The High Note is always serving up hot and fresh new album releases every Friday including today, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. This week I’m most stoked about two folk singers […]