I don't know much about the history of country music, but I've found a long BBC special on it that's interesting. They interview...

Speaking of genres I've never been clear on, here are a couple of videos on the history of these three styles. I did not realize how new...

I was curious about the flamenco guitars and techniques Eric mentioned, so here's some demonstration of some basic flamenco techniques. ...

Grim's "March or Die" post led to me reading up a bit on the French Foreign Legion. Here are the lyrics to their official marc...

I told Grim I'd post a few of Corb Lund's darker pieces but then got to wondering why I enjoy them. And why do any of us enjoy tragi...

The characters in Corb's songs are a wild variety. Here's three of his outlaws. The first song is about a tragic criminal and one o...

 A birthday song for Tex

 A little silliness as Monday hits ...

An Oklahoma boy who made it good.

If you're in New Mexico August 22-24 Spoons and a washtub bass Gotta end with an outlaw

From the album Black and Bluegrass: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne   And a little Metallica from the same band

 

 

And 249 years ago today ...

 

 

  I'd never heard of the ROMP Music Festival before, but it looks like a lot of fun. It's out in Owensboro, Kentucky, and this year...