Bukka White

The first full-length CD by the indie-folk musicians of Frontier Ruckus - playing Davenport's Redstone Room on November 12 - was 2008's The Orion Songbook , and the band's press materials state that the "Orion" of the title is pronounced "OR-ee-un." Read More

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village. 429 Records' new collection titled The Village--A Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village spotlights the historical significance of the neighborhood's folk music scene with passionate contributions by thirteen artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Bruce Hornsby, Amos Lee, Shelby Lynne, Cowboy Junkies, John Oates, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rachael Yamagata, and others. Read More

Thanks to a major grant provided by the Riverboat Development Authority, the MVBS 2009/2010 Blues In The Schools Artists-in-Residence series will begin with New Orleans-based blues guitarist and educator Spencer Bohren. Read More

Greg Timmons and the Austin House will play a free show at Red Bicycle Bistro at 9:30 p.m. Read More

A new marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail is unveiled in Houston. Read More