Articles

Andy Irvine/Paul Brady
Andy Irvine, a classical guitar student of Julian Bream, discovered […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Aug 19th, 2022

Shand: Guitar Music
Ernest Shand (1868–1924) was a British guitarist and music hall […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Jul 12th, 2022

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos II. Francesco Corti; Il Pomo d’Oro
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos were my introduction to classical music; searching […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Dec 03rd, 2021

Industrial Strength Bluegrass
Even at its commercial inception in the 1920s, country music […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Sep 30th, 2021

Paul Ben-Haim
Paul Ben-Haim is one of those composers whose recordings I’ll […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Jun 17th, 2021

Young Beethoven: Janaki String Trio
A bit of housekeeping: this performance of Beethoven’s Trio, Op. […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Apr 30th, 2021

Wilco: Summerteeth (Deluxe Edition)
“The way things go/You get so low/Struggle to find your […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Apr 23rd, 2021

Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line
In 1964, Columbia called Cash into the studio to re-record […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Jan 27th, 2021

Michael Rabin And His Magic Bow
Michael Rabin (1936–1972) was one of America’s greatest violinists—so great […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Jan 18th, 2021

Hank Williams: Pictures from Life’s Other Side
In 1951 Hank Williams signed on to do a 15-minute […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Oct 16th, 2020

Come Go with Me: The Stax Collection
In the 1930s, a Mississippi share-cropper named Roebuck “Pops” Staples […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Jun 18th, 2020

The Versatile Luther Russell
Once upon a time, while pawing through CDs at a […]
- by Stephen Estep
- Mar 12th, 2020