Rod Picott: “Out Past the Wires”
ROD PICOTT Out Past the Wires Welding Rod Records A New England kid reared on classic rock who caught the folk-music bug a few decades …
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Q&A: Slaid Cleaves Texas folk music's favorite New England ex-pat talks about his new album, “Ghost on the Car Radio,” his debt to Woody Guthrie (and Jimmy LaFave), writing with purpose, and embracing the Sisyphean task of beating "Broke Down" every time he begins anew.
By Richard Skanse As modest as their charming home may be by the gaudy standards of say, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous or even …
Rod Picott: “Hang Your Hopes on a Crooked Nail”
ROD PICOTT Hang Your Hopes on a Crooked Nail Welding Rod Records On his latest release, Hang Your Hopes On a Crooked Nail, Nashville-based singer-songwriter …
LSM Cover Story: Patty Griffin An American Kid carries on
By Holly Gleason (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Patty Griffin swings open the door to her tour bus, far heavier than it looks, with …
Heartworn Highways: Growin’ up
By Slaid Cleaves (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) I was 9 years old the day I first sat down next to Rod Picott …
Slaid Cleaves: “Still Fighting the War”
SLAID CLEAVES Still Fighting the War Music Road Records Slaid Cleaves has made a fistful of very fine albums since his migration from Maine down …
Slaid Cleaves: “Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge”
SLAID CLEAVES Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge Music Road Records Considering the average three or four-year span between his new releases, it’s …
Rod Picott: “Welding Burns”
ROD PICOTT Welding Burns www.rodpicott.com In the simple but highly effective video for his song “Little Scar,” Rod Picott — accompanied only by his acoustic …
Q&A: Slaid Cleaves
By Rob Patterson May 2006 Unsung, the new album by Slaid Cleaves, is one where he puts the accent on the first word in the …
Q&A: James McMurtry Talking "Childish Things"
By Rob Patterson October 2005 James McMurtry is one of the premier Texas storytellers in song, and nowhere is that more apparent than on his …
