On December 3, 2008 one of the world’s great voices was stilled. Odetta, who Martin Luther King, Jr. called “The Queen of American Folk Music”, reigned for over thirty years with her rich voice and the honest, regal beauty of her presence. The folks at Ashe Records were about to begin promotion of their online-only… Continue reading ODETTA CHRISTMAS SPIRITUALS
It’s a Friday night, and I’m back at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. The moon overhead is as big as it’ll be for the next 8 years or so. For the beginning of the weekend it’s kind of slow, maybe because it’s seriously cold outside. The mood inside seems appropriately low key as well,… Continue reading Story Time with The Wood Brothers & Joe Pug
DONNA THE BUFFALO returns for another passionately requested encore, joined by multi-cultural ensemble PANJEA with Chris Berry & Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident), as well as the acoustic sounds of EMMITT-NERSHI BAND (with members of Leftover Salmon and String Cheese Incident) and PETE FRANCIS (of Dispatch) featuring BAREFOOT TRUTH (selected to perform at the Obama… Continue reading FLOYDFEST ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO INITIAL 2009 LINE-UP
