by Charles Norman | Jul 30, 2020 | Features, Music
Furry Lewis – Judge Harsh Blues The Mississippi Delta is a great wedge of alluvial floodplain — the dirt that’s laid down when a river comes out of its banks — that begins just below Memphis, reaches 90 miles across at its widest, then tips out at Vicksburg...
by Charles Norman | Jul 27, 2020 | Features, Music, Song of the Day
Elizabeth Cotten – Freight Train I don’t know when I first heard ‘Freight Train.’ I may have heard ‘Freight Train’ when the Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group performed it on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was three months old. The song was a...
by Charles Norman | Jul 19, 2019 | Features
Christopher James, a resident of Mount Kisco, New York, is a superhero. I’m not sure what powers he possesses, but I believe they include Songwriting, Playing the Ukulele, and The Ability to Stand in One Place. Someday, a musical entitled Mount Kisco Moon will...
by Charles Norman | Jan 7, 2019 | Features
We mark the progression of our lives by the holidays. The day you enter this world becomes an instant holiday – your birthday – which your friends and family are obligated to celebrate even if they don’t really like you. If you positively impact the...
by Charles Norman | Mar 24, 2016 | Features
“Why are you dodging like this? They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” – The almost-last words of Union General John Sedgwick before getting shot in the head Everyone can use a little Almost. The bullet almost missed General Sedgwick...
by Diann Zimmerman | Feb 13, 2016 | Features, Guest Posts
“Each one of the tunes is really special to us like all of you, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We hope we’ve made you as happy as the start of this journey has made us.” – Mike and Emily, Closer to Home Listening to the debut album from Closer to...
