Written by James Killen What a beautiful spring day to drive out through the country to Moravia, Texas for the twelfth annual Songwriter Festival held at the Parish Hall, across from the Catholic Church. The contest featured the fifteen semi-finalists from 160 entries, each performing two of his/her best original songs for three judges that…

Written by James Killen The Americana is a great place to catch original music of all kinds and on this Friday night the music reached the roots of American song-craft. Brad Fielder and Sean Lucy have been doing a little touring and tagged John and Rebecca Stoll (Grifters and Shills) to join them for an…

Written by Dave Clements Earlier this year I had the opportunity to listen to a band with my wife and dear friends that I didn’t think sounded like I thought they should/would. I had these expectations given their long history as a reputable international touring act with quality records over several decades. Through a series…

Written by James Killen Back in the early 1990’s I had a cassette tape titled, “Antone’s Women: Bringing you the best in blues”. Along with Marcia Ball, Toni Price, Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli, Sarah Brown, Barbara Lynn and Lavelle White, there was a young guitar slinging Canadian named Sue Foley that contributed “Queen Bee”,…