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Daniel Martin Moore transcends gospel genre with ‘In the Cool of the Day’
MUSIC REVIEW
By SILAS HOUSE
Although I go every chance I get, I have had a hard time finding a church that fits just right. Some Sunday mornings I elect to stay home and reflect in silence, walk a mountain, read, and/or—most often—listen to music. My friend Ashley once said that “music is a balm,” and… »
Not a single false note or bad song recorded on ‘Beneath a Jealous Moon’
MUSIC REVIEW
By WANDA FRIES
One of the clichés about modern life is that we all go around in our own little technological bubbles and that the music of the living room and the back porch is as much an anachronism as party-line telephones.
In Kentucky and the southern mountain region, thankfully, this conventional wisdom continues to… »
Annual festival honors memory and musical heritage of Uncle Dave Macon
By JUDY LEE GREEN
Uncle Dave Macon, first superstar of the Grand Ole Opry, died in 1952, but each summer, a celebration in his memory attracts 50,000 people to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, bringing in $2 million to benefit the local economy.
Old-time music and dance fans arrive in Middle Tennessee from every state and several foreign countries to… »
Street party and concert set for second year to raise awareness of mountaintop removal
By BOBBI BUCHANAN
Louisville.VisitSouth.com
Louisville’s independent retailers will join Kentuckians for the Commonwealth to host a special street party and concert on Bardstown Road at Longest Avenue.
The second annual Louisville Loves Mountains Festival will be held Friday, May 21, from 4 to 10 p.m. and will feature music by Daniel Martin Moore, the… »
Sollee and Moore use music to shed light on mountaintop removal mining
INTERVIEW
By SILAS HOUSE
Two of Kentucky’s favorite and most talented native sons have come together to create Dear Companion, a collection of 11 songs that illuminate the issue of mountaintop removal mining without being an outright protest record. Ben Sollee has become known for his huge part in bringing the cello into folk music, his… »
Critically acclaimed Kentucky duo to perform at Brown Theatre
By BOBBI BUCHANAN
Louisville.VisitSouth.com
For a taste of Kentucky’s varied and distinct music, mark your calendar for Friday, Feb. 26, when critically acclaimed natives Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore will take the stage at the Brown Theatre in Louisville.
The duo will be performing from their new album, Dear Companion, produced by another Kentucky native, Jim James… »
Herring’s musical, lyrical gifts abound in ‘Golden Apples’
MUSIC REVIEW
By MARIANNE WORTHINGTON
One of the most memorable phrases from director Milos Forman’s fictional biography about Mozart (Amadeus, 1984), is spoken by Mozart’s nemesis and rival composer Antonio Salieri. Describing Mozart’s perfect compositions, Salieri says: “Displace one note and there would be diminishment. Displace one phrase and the structure would fall.”
While it may seem far-fetched… »
Louisville Loves Mountains Festival
From KENTUCKIANS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
Spend a Friday evening celebrating our Kentucky mountains with a number of local musicians and Kentucky authors Silas House and Erik Reece. Food and drinks will be provided by local vendors. This event has been organized by the Jefferson County Chapter of KFTC and sponsored by Heine Bros Coffee and Carmichael’s… »
