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Category Archives: low-tech music / bluegrass

Hackensaw Boys at Woodstock Autumnfest

Music Mondays Hackensaw Boys Lineup We went to the Woodstock Autumnfest last Saturday to watch the Hackensaw Boys. It was a great show on a beautiful fall day. The group now features Dave Sickmen on guitar and vocals after his return from a hiatus from their frequent tour schedule. They also have a new percussionist [...]

Unreleased OCMS

Music Mondays This week I’m featuring some good unreleased Old Crow Medicine Show recordings, as posted on you-tube by PunaniCannibal. Stealin’ Drinking of the Wine See Also: Stealin’ Old Crow Medicine Show DVD Review Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = [...]

Stealin’

Music Mondays This week’s featured song is Stealin’ by David Grisman with Jerry Garcia. It’s an old song dating from the 20s and was included in the first Grateful Dead recordings. See: Stealin’ (Vocal) [Birth of the Dead: The Scorpio Sessions] – The Golden Road (1965-1973) Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = [...]

Martina McBride and Amtrak

Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays (Combined This Week) Following the Railroad Revival Tour featuring the Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford & Sons, another artist is utilizing the rails for an upcoming tour. Christopher Mahoney of Railroad.net reports that Martina McBride will be on board Amtrak for an upcoming tour: A recent Amtrak press release [...]

Kristin and Norm Scott

Music Mondays My friend Norm Scott and his wife Kristin are striving to record one song for every week of the year. They are a little behind, but still plan to record 52 songs this year. Back in the day, Norm played bass and sang with yours truly in the Harrisonburg, VA bluegrass band The [...]