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Newport Folk 2023 – Sunday

Thursday, August 10, 2023 By Jeff McMahon

Every year I am lucky enough to attend Newport Folk Festival, and I have attended six, there’s a moment where the music takes on a full sensory experience. Time stops. When Gregory Alan Isakov took the Quad Stage, that moment occurred. Gregory Alan Isakov and his band including banjo, fiddle, keys, and percussion. Isakov’s new […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Billy Strings, Gregory Alan Isakov, Senora May, Sumbuck

Newport Folk Festival 2019 – Looking Back at the New Faces

Thursday, August 15, 2019 By Jeff McMahon

Newport Folk Festival has made it a practice to bring fresh faces in front of a discerning crowd of music fans. The 2019 edition was no different and the new artists certainly made a splash. J.S. Ondara only needed one song to bowl me over. I heard him sing “Saying Goodbye” as his last song […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Newport Folk Festival, Reviews Tagged With: Courtney Marie Andrews, Gregory Alan Isakov, J.S. Ondara

Newport Folk Festival 2019 Feature – Gregory Alan Isakov Transports Listeners to Other Worlds

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 By Jeff McMahon

When I think about atmospheric music, I picture lots of instrumentation and layered tracks. I don’t picture a guy and a guitar. Gregory Alan Isakov has somehow merged the world of a singer/songwriter with moody ethereal music in a way that defies logic. My wife and I had a chance to sit down with Gregory […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Newport Folk Festival, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Gregory Alan Isakov

Newport Folk Festival 2019 – New Faces

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 By Jeff McMahon

Even though Twangville has been lucky enough to cover many Newport Folk Festivals in the past, the lineup this year has made some great choices to get new faces in front of music fans. The lineup is filled with both new acts garnering critical buzz and underappreciated gems. It’s that dedication to amazing and innovative […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Newport Folk Festival, Reviews Tagged With: Courtney Marie Andrews, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Highwomen

Gregory Alan Isakov – Evening Machines

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 By Jeff McMahon

“We took our chances, sure enough / I am brambles / But I am tangled in your love.” Gregory Alan Isakov’s words in his new record speak for themselves and and like a rare stone sparkle either on the page as poetry or as slow burning acoustic ballads that burrow into the listener’s consciousness. These […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Reviews Tagged With: Gregory Alan Isakov

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