After 10 albums of roots, blues and mountain music focusing on improvisation and experimentation, the founders of North Mississippi Allstars, brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson, were inspired to create their latest record by a photograph. It was taken by Wyatt McSpadden in 1996, but the brothers didn’t get to see it for over 20 years….
Tag: Jason Isbell
North Mississippi Allstars are really living up to their name!
“…The family band are returning to their roots by recapturing their original communal spirit and regional influences….”
Jason Isbell & Tift Merritt
“…Isbell’s prowess on the guitar, backed by a tight band, had fans slow dancing…”
Album review: Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
In a rare suitable for work moment, Urban Dictionary defines ‘pollywog’ as a boy growing up without a father. Another definition, stemming from the Middle English ‘polliwog’ meaning tadpole, has a pollywog as a young sailor crossing the Equator for the first time. Telling, then, that the first song on Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide…
Amanda Shires – London (May 14, 2014)
I can’t say I was familiar with Amanda Shires when I went to this show. I was kindly given a free ticket and since it was at the venue where I saw Matt The Electrician and Shovels & Rope, it seemed worth a try. Well worth it.
