MusicViews - Music as a Bloodstream

That's why people stopped for help at haunted houses in the olden days. Thank you, Verizon Wireless. Because of you, I won't be starring in a sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight. more

Luke brings to mind a little bit of Margaritaville combined with JD Souther. more

It was a night of total immersion in the world of reels, jigs and airs. I thought I was a big fan of Celtic music, but I realized that once I was among these connoisseurs of the genre, I was in over my head. more

Her voice was a bit huskier than Alison Krauss, but rivaled her in sweetness and emotional expressiveness. more

The thirty five (yes that’s right, count ‘em folks, thirty five!) bands and eight venues worked a staggered schedule. The first performers of the day were a mid-coast Maine jazz band, called Gypsy Caravan. more

They finished with a spirit filled version of "Travelin Shoes."... Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem made it their own and their version makes one almost look forward to death! more

Max's guitar fingerpicking technique is very bright and clear and his voice is as unabashed as a bird. The songs sound like they popped into his head and he began to play them simultaneously - almost the way a bard or minstrel might have... more

That man’s bones are made of music! Wearing a red shirt, jeans and cap, he picked up his twelve-string guitar and with finger picks and slide, commenced to play it like an otter in a waterfall. more

Not only are they accomplished and powerful musicians but there is something magical about them. A sort of alchemy occurred last night between the playing and the listening that felt like a vibrational sound healing. more

The Stowaways played “Hummingbird”, “Turkey in the Straw”, “Black Eyed Susie” and many more tunes. At one point Dave Talmage said, “Imagine I’m a beautiful woman,” and he sang lead on the song, “I’m a Banjo Pickin’ Girl”. more