A musical tone poem for Merle
It’s time to say goodbye to Merle Haggard, who died Wednesday, April 6 – his 79th birthday. Time to appreciate his talent and his...
A farewell to Merle
Merle Haggard died today, on his 79th birthday. He'll be missed. The Hag was much more than the caricature of the mindless patriot who...
Themeless in London
What a wonderful array of musicians we have lined up for this Saturday’s show! I mean, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Rosanne Cash, Nat King...
Great covers -- a true art
A myth grew up in the 1960s and '70s -- one that persists, in some quarters, even today. And that is that true artists sing songs they've...
Around the world in 30 days!
Who could have believed it? When we started The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour one month ago, the concept was adacious. More than one...
An Omission Corrected! Nawlins, here we come!
How could it be? Five programs into The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour without so much as a nod to New Orleans -- one of the greatest of all...
The Big Fat Wide Americana Hour -- What a start!
It was an audacious concept. People said it wouldn't work. Create a radio show that didn't hew only to a single genre, but instead...
Coming soon: Huge musical variety!
Do you like Guy Clark and Sam Cooke? Bonnie Raitt and Nat King Cole? Disparate new artists like Pokey Lafarge and Nathaniel Rateliff?...
You’ve Got to Play Fair
If you want to be a children’s author, you've got to play fair. Kids have an innate sense of fairness. They aren't born racist or sexist...
I got rhythm: Getting your sentences right
"Whant to write well? Read your stuff out loud". The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman said she could look around the...
