The Boy from the Woods -Harlan Coben delivers again!
Charles Curtis becomes the First Native American Senator – Jan 23,1907
Needless to say, I haven’t posted at this site for eons! Hopefully, I can start it up again and post on a more regular basis.
So let’s begin with an On This Day In History. On January 23, 1907 Charles Curtis, of Kansas, became the first Native American to serve in the United States Senate. In 1929 Curtis became U.S. President Herbert Hoover’s Vice President. From Wikipedia….. I
Doc Watson – Elementary Dr. Watson – Day 12 Folk Music Challenge
John Gorka – Land of the Bottom Line – Day 11 Folk Challenge
I often divide my folk music collection into Roots, Branches and Leaves. The roots are artists who I listened to in the 560s and 70s. The branches are folks I discovered in the 80s through 2010. Finally, the leaves are musicians I have discovered since 2010, when I started to write about music. Today I listened to the music from one of those branches, John Gorka.
Ellis Paul – Day 10 of the Folk Music Challenge – Happy Birthday Ellis!
Greg Trooper – Day 9 – 30-Day Folk Challenge on his Birthday!
Tony Rice -R.I.P. Day 7 of Folk Music Challenge
On Christmas Day last month the Bluegrass world lost a true legend, when Tony Rice passed away. Rice is arguably the best bluegrass guitarist ever!
I confess that through the 70s and 80s I knew who he was , but never listened much to the groups in which he was a member. Progressive bluegrass groups like J D Crowe and the New South and the David Grisman Quintet.
Gordon Lightfoot Kicks Off My 30-Day Folk Music Challenge
Yesterday I said I had started a 30-day Folk Music Challenge early last week. Well, As a result yesterday was the sixth day of the challenge. Blue River Eric Andersen’s 1972 release.was the album of the day. In this post I’d like to start to catch up and write about the albums I listened to on the first 5 days. Gordon Lightfoot kicked it off!
