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Created in March, 2013, Rags Music is a place for me share the full transcripts of interviews I've done with a genre-spanning array of musicians (Local and international) and people related to music, as well as concert and album reviews.
If you are a musician and would like to be featured on Rags Music or know some music I should be checking out email me!
From the opening notes of Morlove's incredible relationship study, "Skeleton," from their new album, Old Tomorrow, I was captivated. Unplugged and seemingly
hanging in the ether, the group was in super-intimate mode with the venue
amplifying the closeness of the music. This was the live equivalent of
listening at home with the headphones on.
For over 10 years Dan Bern has been a staple of my listening diet. His music has helped me through more of my life than almost anything else I've heard in my time on this planet. When it became clear that my time as a weekly columnist at the Martlet may be coming to an end (It isn't ending. My column will continue in the fall.) I had to think of someone great to cap off the year with and I'm still so grateful that Dan was so easy to access and willing to talk to me. The conversation starts a bit slow, but really picks up steam part-way in and we covered some fascinating stuff. There was a lot of fan-boy praise involved and I think it made Bern a tad uncomfortable at times, but it was necessary for me to able to continue with the interview. I've wanted to thank him for years and getting the chance to do it properly is something I will cherish as long as I can remember it.
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