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TweedBlog: the Tangleweed blog
http://www.tangleweed.org/blog
The blog was started by the Chicago-based acoustic Americana group Tangleweed to document their activities as working musicians. It has since expanded its mission to help engender greater interest and understanding of American vernacular music. The blog is updated daily with music, video, and commentary covering a wide variety of folk music styles, including old-time country, bluegrass, prewar jazz, blues, ragtime, and Americana's Irish antecedents.
Recent Posts
Most Folk Heroes reviewed by Record Department
Tangleweed’s third CD, Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals, got a very nice write up in Record Department: Chicago Americana quintet Tangleweed takes its influence from traditional fiddle tunes, bluegrass, blues, hymns, rags and rave-ups ...
Most Folk Heroes reviewed in Bluegrass Unlimited
Our latest CD, Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals, got a favorable write up in this month’s Bluegrass Unlimited: This latest collection features traditional numbers “Sandy River Belle,” “Short Life Of Trouble,” an...
Hot 78rpm action with the Sons of the Pioneers
There’s a fellow on YouTube by the name of 78Man, who has posted over 800 videos of 78rpm records playing. The result is strangely compelling — like the yule log, but with better music. One of the more appealing sides offered is the Sons ...
Very cool 1960s Gibson tenor guitar/ mandolin double neck
2 necks, 12 strings. This 1960s-era mandolin/ tenor guitar is one of the cooler things I’ve seen for a while. I’ve been switching between mandolin and tenor guitar for some of Tangleweed’s stuff, so a 2-header monster like this has ...
Jimmie Rodgers singing Sleep Baby Sleep
This is the track that launched a career, and a career that helped launch an industry. It was recorded in Bristol, Tennessee, on August 4, 1927 for the Victor label. Though it was only a modest success, it marked the beginning of one of the most illu...
