Listen Up: Walter Crockett serves up heartbreak and hope on 'Children So Long'
With “Children So Long,” Walter Crockett has put together what is effectively a folk album that both feels timeless and strikingly immediate.
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With “Children So Long,” Walter Crockett has put together what is effectively a folk album that both feels timeless and strikingly immediate.
Some guitar heroes explode across the stage or erupt from recordings. Think Hendrix or Jimmy Page. Others, like Colin Linden, have a quieter brilliance. They play to support fellow musicians and their own songs with a perfection that extends beyond service into art, dancing a characterful line betwe
(4 out of 5 stars) "Playing Time - 44:57 -- Legendary Nashville record producer, songwriter and engineer Cowboy Jack Clement had a definitive hand in this production by introducing Mac Wiseman and John Prine who had never met until recently. Clement has known both of the singers since the 1960s and 70s, and they developed an immediate kinship. Realizing that they both shared a similar love for classic country standards, it was decided to record a set together using material from Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Bing Crosby, Leon Payne and others. Knowing Cowboy Jack's...
Music Scene: New album from the Dinallos is a family affair By Jay N. Miller Pre-pandemic, protean guitarist Mike Dinallo was busy planning another EP of his outstanding rock ‘n’ roots music, while his wife, Juliet Simmons Dinallo was well into the preparation and writing for a new album of her Americana music. The various lockdowns threw all those plans into disarray and eventually put an end to Mike’s frequent trips to and from Nashville sessions. But it also forced the couple to learn how to do a lot of their recording work at their Shrewsbury home and after a while, it seemed to...