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An interview with Lone Wolf One Man Band
From the humid, insect-ridden swamps of Florida, Bruno Esposito, also known by the moniker Lone Wolf, has stepped forth as a newcomer to the one-man band scene. With his vigorous banjo playing and gruff vocal delivery, he certainly plays a … Continue reading
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Tagged bluegrass, blues, country, Lone Wolf, obscure music, one-man band, punk
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T-Model Ford & GravelRoad release “Taledragger” album
James Lewis Carter Ford, also known by the moniker T-Model Ford, is the blues. That is to say, the blues isn’t just a way to describe his music but also his life – hard times and hard liquor, bad women … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive Naturalsound Records, blues, GravelRoad, independent music, roots, T-Model Ford
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Tom VandenAvond’s fifth full-length album “You Oughta Know Me By Now”
It is no secret that country music has really gone downhill in recent years, both in the mainstream and underground alike. In fact, many of the late, great progenitors of the movement – Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Woodie Guthrie, Waylon … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-country, country, folk, Hillgrass Bluebilly, independent music, obscure music, roots, Texas, Tom VandenAvond, underground music
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Music in Film, parts I & II
I. Music in Film When artistic mediums collide for certain endeavors they can end up with either absolutely brilliant or altogether disastrous results. Of course, the combining of mediums isn’t a new concept by any means, though the way in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Clitheroe, independent, M.A. Littler, Music in Film, punk, roots, underground
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Hillgrass Bluebilly’s tribute to Hank Williams and Leadbelly — “Hiram & Huddie”
Throughout the times and all the way up to the present the enduring repertoires of early country and blues artists have lived on. In many cases the songs are even more popular today than they were during the lifetimes of … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, blues, country, folk, Hank Williams, Hillgrass Bluebilly, Hiram & Huddie, Leadbelly, roots, Sr.
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Interview with Honkeyfinger
When it comes to today’s one-man bands you won’t find anyone else out there quite like London’s Honkeyfinger, who has made it his business to further bend and twist the already curved-line formula of underground music…certainly more than most have … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Honkeyfinger, one-man band, punk, rock'n'roll, underground
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Hillgrass Bluebilly re-releases Left Lane Cruiser’s debut “Gettin’ Down On It”
When it comes to the vast and crazy wilderness that is today’s underground music scene, there occasionally comes along a band or singer/songwriter that turns out to be an entirely different breed of animal than we are accustomed to. Fort … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, Hillgrass Bluebilly, Left Lane Cruiser, roots
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Molly Gene One Whoaman Band
From the depths of the one-man band underground there has emerged an undeniably impressive female singer/songwriter — a one-woman band, rather — whose dirty blues and raw country sound is quickly earning her a place among the more notable artists … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, obscure, one-man band, one-woman band, rock'n'roll, underground
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“Feed the Family” by Possessed by Paul James
If I were to make a list of the twenty most important singer/songwriters of our time, John Konrad Wert, better known under the moniker Possessed by Paul James, would undoubtedly be among those at the very top, if not the … Continue reading
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