Tag - americana

Mixed Bag with Mark & Val

A mixed bag for you today on Foolkiller Folk. We start off with Flatt and Scruggs and a song recorded in 1950, end with a tune set from the new traditional Irish band Consequences recorded in 2023, and in the middle we bring you folk and Americana, including selections from...

Mark & Val’s Christmas Show

We start with the Christmas story in carols, beginning with the trip to Bethlehem and ending with the arrival of the Three Kings. Along the way, Mary picks some cherries, Christ is born in Bethlehem, a star appears, the news is spread, the shepherds rejoice, and the Three Kings arrive. ...

Abandoned Bells at miniBar

"Nightmaricana" is how Abandoned Bells describes their sound.  It's an apt description.  But not hellish, evil nightmares the likes of Hollywood horror.  No, Abandoned Bells is a mix of very left-of-center, ghoulish, bizarro variety of Americana.  The three-piece group featuring drums, banjo, baritone guitar and vocals is one of the more...

New Riddim and Grisly Hand at the Brick

On a frosty night in December after Christmas, the New Riddim and Grisly Hand kept it hot at the Brick in the Crossroads with a swinging night of tunes.  The New Riddim gave a ran the gamut of ska, and reggae tunes.  The end of the set featured a fun...