Archive for August, 2009
Rare 78s Found of Blind Blake’s Lost Sessions
Rare 78 rpm record has been found–the only known copy of some of Blind Blake’s final recordings that had never been compiled into a modern collection.
The two songs, A and B sides of a recording issued in 1932, were among the last Blake recorded. “Night and Day” and “Sun to Sun”
Acoustic Guitar, Blind Blake, Country Blues, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Blues, Fingerstyle Guitar, Great Fingerstyle Players
Mike Seeger Handed Us a Legacy
Mike Seeger, who died a few days ago, handed us a legacy. He made it his life duty to transfer to us the love and appreciation he felt for traditional American folk music, at the same time giving us the wherewithal to make use of it.
In the 1950s, along with his family members and associates, [...]
