a great concert moment

August 09, 2010|Rita Houston

Look how we totally surprised Josh Ritter at Tarrytown Music Hall. We were all given glow sticks during intermission and...

TAS in Session: Delphic

August 09, 2010|Kara Manning

The mantle of hype that descends on some British acts can either be right on target (the xx, Florence and the Machine, Adele...

Eli "Paperboy" Reed - Words and Music - 2010

August 09, 2010|WFUV Staff

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed grew up listening to his father's record collection of 60's and 70's soul and country music records...

Free To Be...

August 04, 2010|Sarah Wardrop

I have to confess, since we started Free Form Fridays this summer, I’ve had flashbacks to this album.

Is it a guilty...

Newport 2010: Hear it and See it

August 03, 2010|Laura Fedele
Preservation Hall at Newport

Whether you were in Newport for the folk festival this weekend or not, you can get the full vibe through the wonder of the...

Photo by Melissa M Bugg

Ellis Paul - Words and Music - 2010

August 03, 2010|John Platt

Ellis Paul emerged from the Boston folk scene about twenty years ago alongside Dar Williams, Shawn Colvin, and Martin Sexton...

Blitzen Trapper in Studio A

TAS in Session: Blitzen Trapper

August 02, 2010|Kara Manning

Well, no one has ever said that Blitzen Trapper's singer and songwriter Eric Earley is a loquacious guy; in fact, he ranks...

Josh Ritter (photo by Sam Kassirer/PR)

Josh Ritter - Words and Music - 2010

August 02, 2010|Claudia Marshall

It's been some time since Josh Ritter was fresh out of college and was discovered at an open mic by Swell Season and The...

John Prine at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival (photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV)

John Prine: Newport Folk Festival 2010

August 01, 2010|Rita Houston

The songs of John Prine have been out in the world a lot this year, with the release of his live album (In Person & On Stage...

A day to remember

August 01, 2010|Claudia Marshall

Just had to say ‘hey’ from Newport and tell y’all that something magic happened here on Day One of the folk festival. Well...