The Osmonds : Crazy Horses [ purchase ] It was one of the strange moments in pop when the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the aparth...

Talking Heads : (Nothing But) Flowers [ purchase ] One day some time ago, I was in New York City, and I overheard a remarkable conversa...

Yes: Don't Kill the Whale [ purchase ] 1978's Tormato is generally considered one of Yes' worst albums, and I won't argue ...

The Friends of Distinction : Grazing in the Grass [ purchase ] Grazing in the Grass was a #1 Billboard hit in 1968 for the South Afri...

Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer : Gentle Arms of Eden [ purchase ] Dave Carter gives us a lyric that offers the history of life on earth ...

Jay Unger and Molly Mason: Ashokan Farewell [ purchase ] Still on the Hill: Round Barn [ purchase ] It's a Beautiful Day: White Bi...

Johnny Gimble : Red Wing [ purchase ] Speaking of obvious choices, no survey of fiddle music would be complete in my mind without some ...

Vassar Clements & the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band : Orange Blossom Special [ purchase ] I've danced around not posting any obvious s...

FIRST EVER COUNTRY RECORD: Eck Robertson : Sally Gooden [ purchase ] FIRST EVER COUNTRY HIT: Fiddlin' John Carson : Little Old Cabin In ...

Tiny Lights: H.C.M. (Violin Cadenza) Tiny Lights: Pushin' the Button [ purchase ] I remember the moment I fell in love with Hoboken...

Ed Alleyne-Johnson : Oxford Suite Part 2 [ purchase ] This fascinating electric violin track has been on my replay list for a while. ...

Itzhak Perlman with The Klezmatics : Bulgars/ The Kiss [ purchase ] In the comments earlier this week, Owyn asked about the difference ...

Wild Colonials: Spirit [ Purchase ] I have previously written about the band Wild Colonials and even then mentioned that they had a fantas...

David Grisman Quintet : EMD [ purchase ] Hey, here’s something I bet you didn’t know: a fiddle can do scat singing. It sounds ridiculous, I ...

Sugizo : Rest in Peace & Fly Away [ purchase ] Like a lot of the other SMMers last week, I had a hard time coming up with songs ab...

Eva Cassidy : True Colors [ purchase ] This seems to have turned into a week for confessions, which is probably my fault for my choice ...

Shel Silverstein : Father Of A Boy Named Sue [ purchase ] We are all familiar with the tale of the boy named Sue, as told by Johnny...

John Lennon: Gimme Some Truth [ purchase ] Like some other contributors at Star Maker Machine, this is a busy week for me, with nary a mome...

Jay McShann : Confessin‘ the Blues [ purchase ] I’ll get to the main body of this post in a moment, but first, I have a confession to m...

Eurythmics : Would I Lie to You? [ purchase ] I seem to be reliving the days of synth-pop this week. First the Thompson Twins, and now ...