John Smith: Living It Up
By Brian Wise. While the name John Smith might be common – there are more than 30,000 in the UK alone – the English folk guitarist and singer of the same name is extraordinary. One […]
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Anais Mitchell: From Hadestown To Bonny Light Horseman
By Brian Wise. Singer/songwriter, musician and playwright Anais Mitchell had an exceptional career even before she teamed up with Josh Kaufman and Eric D. Johnson in Bonny Light Horseman five years ago. Their latest album […]
Ruthie Foster – More Milestones!
By Brian Wise Ruthie Foster’s tenth studio album Mileage finds the folk-blues singer-songwriter reflecting on a musical journey as a self-described “little Black girl with a guitar” singing at churches in rural Texas, to multiple Grammy […]
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Willi Carlisle Tales from Critterland
On the eve of his debut Australian tour, folk musician Willi Carlisle spoke to Rhythms from his home in Southwest Missouri to get the lowdown on what people can expect from his shows next month. […]
A Complete Unknown Review. Is It The Best Ever Music Biopic?
By Brian Wise TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET CHANNELS DYLAN IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY FILM. Let’s face it, the problem with most music biopics is that musically most of them are not entirely convincing. No matter how good the […]
George Mann Celebrates The Labor Songs Of Si Kahn
By Michael George Smith This is really the story of a remarkable American singer-songwriter named Si Kahn, whose work is very much in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and that young whippersnapper to […]
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Hurray For The Riff Raff: Back At Last, Living In The Past!
By Brian Wise Singer/songwriter Alynda Segarra’s journey has taken her from the Bronx to hitchhiking across the United States to finally settling in New Orleans. That journey is reflected in the latest Hurray For The […]
Tender Carnage : The Dirty Three Slay Us All In Hobart
The Dirty Three were due to take to the Hobart Odeon’s 108-year-old stage at 9 pm, but they were obviously so excited they bound into view a few minutes early! Jim White (drums), Mick Turner […]
Charlie Musselwhite: Back In Australia In September
Charlie Musselwhite is heading back to Australia for the first time in a decade, bringing with him almost sixty years of blues experience, writes Samuel J. Fell “There’s a lot of stuff I don’t remember,” […]
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THE CARAVAN MOVES ON!
By Brian Wise A Goodbye To The Caravan Club , Archie’s Creek Hotel, Sunday March 31, 2024 ‘The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on,’ Paul Keating once famously remarked and, after five years […]