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Letter from home
How becoming a parent helped me rediscover the joy and power of making music at home—just for kicks.
The Mad Hat
Becoming a writer is not a matter of accumulating clips and making a living with words; you have to earn your badge again and again.
Celebrating Jerry Garcia
Announcing the 2019 Jerry Garcia birthday tribute concerts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode island. Featuring host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers with Leslie Mendelson, Jefferson Hamer, David Surette and Steve Roy, and Ryan Fitzsimmons and Laurence Scudder.
David Rawlings shares a close-up look at his singular guitar style
Gillian Welch guitarist David Rawlings offers a close-up look, and an exclusive video, on his singular rhythm and lead style.
Into the here and now
This, I’m convinced, is the essential attribute and habit of artists of every medium, more important than particular talents or skills: They pay attention.
Songwriting lesson: how to write a bridge
There’s no formula for constructing a bridge, but taking a close look inside some classic songs can help you get started.
Inside the songs: Joni Mitchell on writing Blue
Joni Mitchell reflects on her instrumental influences and state of mind during the writing of the album Blue.