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
