Death Grief and Hope: Songs for the Shadows
We must face our losses. Courage does not spare us from them. Courage’s work begins at the other end
Category: Blues
Everything’s Bigger in Texas: the Oxford American 2014 Music Issue
For many years, a member of my church who knows my weird tastes in music (if most people have never
Exploring the Discography of Life
“…there is a playful randomness about what we find and read. Or rather, what finds us” When I first rekindled
Thou Shalt Love Thy Bandmates
Anyway, riding in a van for a week turned us from “Friends and Brothers” to angry inmates who couldn’t wait
Jim Hurst Can Play a Guitar
Last night, I went to hear JIM HURST, IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Guitarist of the Year. That means he
Love and Sorrow Mingled Down in Newtown: A Sermon Preached on the Third Sunday of Advent
A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted,
Banjo Harmonies
The truth is, the banjo, like all the indigenous music of the South, is another of those curious shadowy meeting
Widow of Zarephath Blues
A few years ago, I wrote a song as part of a sermon series on the Blues. I was inspired
“Precious Lord,” Georgia Tom and the War with the Blues
Tonight our band is going to perform in one of the most prestigious gospel venues around our region—the American Gospel
Mary, Springsteen and Nietsche
NRSV Luke 1:46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
The Flatpickin' Pilgrim's Progress 