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Amid the tragedy and squalor of COVID-19, fiddler Jayne Pomplas graced us with her newest album ‘Lost & Found’ featuring Jos Kelly and Darren Roche (both of the Irish alt-folk band Moxie). ‘Lost & Found’ is rooted in Irish fiddle…

Like everyone else, I am jumping out of my skin to get back to seeing live shows around town. The online performances being put on by Caffe Lena and many others are awesome, but there’s no substitute for a great live performance on…

Brooklyn-based Folk duo, Gawain & The Green Knight, are delighted to share their new single “Doctor". The song continues the two’s exploration of universal aches as told by history’s ghosts- a path first started down on their debut…

I am in a place in my life where I am seeing the best of both worlds. What I am referring to is the coming of a second generation claiming their pathway to stardom. In music it’s the Allman Betts Band. Three members are not only sons of…

Ever wondered how our ancestors got their music before radio and recordings? What kinds of songs were passed down through the generations and learned from neighbors and coworkers here in earlier days? What fiddle music sounded like…

Let’s call it mental muscle: exercising your mind to cope with tragedy. Blues music has been doing that since the days of the field hollers when slaves communicated truth to each other under subhuman conditions. Tragedy exercises the…

This past July I spent a happy afternoon at the Potsdam Summerfest. The sunny streets and sidewalks were filled with the usual vendors—spicy sausages, hoodies & T-shirts, tattoo artists, all sorts of arts and crafts caught my…

Frank Palangiis a home-grown Indie rock artist who serves up a feeding frenzy of edgy, deep, and gritty vocals while freshly fueling a bursting, positive, and passionate attitude. Based in Queensbury, he is influenced by some of the…

Today, amidst all the chaos and uncertainty in the world, country music fans awoke to the heartbreaking news of the passing of country music icon, Kenny Rogers. Kenny Rogers is best known as a multiple award-winning country music…

In an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus, AEG and Live Nationboth announced today that they will be asking their touring shows to prepare to return home until for the remainder of March. All staff members have been instructed to…