The Hubby Jenkins is set to perform a half-hour concert in the Folklife Concerts’s Homegrown at Home series. The concert will take place August 11,…
Hubby Jenkins to Perform Old Time and Blues Concert August 11
Tag: old time
Artist Profiles: Anya Hinkle
Vocalist, guitarist, and fiddler Anya Hinkle was born in southwestern Virginia and currently lives in Asheville, western North Carolina. She is deeply inspired by the…
Artist Profiles: John Morris
Fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, songwriter and leading Old-Time musician John D. Morris was born in Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia on September 3, 1946. He…
Unearthed Old Time Gem featuring Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton
Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton – Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2020) Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton is a fine album of…
Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn To Release Collaborative Album
Guzheng master Wu Fei and skilled banjo player Abigail Washburn have announced their self-titled debut collaborative album, scheduled for release on April 3 on Smithsonian…
Candid Respect for American Stringband Music
Tui – Pretty Little Mister (Pretty Little Mister, 2019) The shiny sparkly goodness whipped up on the debut recording Pretty Little Mister by the duo…
Vocal Worldly Delights from Moira Smiley
Moira Smiley – Unzip The Horizon (Moira Smiley Music, 2018) Itinerant American multi-instrumentalist, composer and prodigious singer Moira Smiley has toured the world with various…
Artist Profiles: Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens was born February 21, 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and researcher, best known as one of…
Artist Profiles: Alex Caton
Alex Caton grew up in England, Scotland and the East Coast of the United States. She first put a bow in her hands at the…
Artist Profiles: Riley Baugus
Riley Baugus was born November 28, 1965 in North Carolina. He was brought up in a household where recordings of old-time music were often played,…