June, 2007

BOSTON—Truck driver and banjo player Jay "Snapbean" Holcomb was named a "person of interest" by Boston police Tuesday in its investigation of a series of unannounced and boisterous hootenannies responsible for bringing sections of the city to a virtual standstill over the past several weeks.

Snapbean delights the entire Boston Stock Exchange with a rousing rendition of "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms."  read more »

Breaking news from Derrinallum, a small rural service town of about 300 people located on the Hamilton Highway 176 km west of Melbourne at the foot of Mount Elephant - an old volcanic cone which towers above the adjacent plain.

Howdy Y'all,
Just back from down the Western District doin' some audio for Pa Coates and the Unwanted Men in Black and a Lady. Unreal. Possibly the sexiest lead vocalist ever to sing the Monster Mash! Check out the gig listing below...it says it all! There's also an audio podcast of some of their finest pickin' for ya, so enjoy! Cheers, Yardup  read more »

While listening to ABC Dig Radio over the weekend I chanced to hear some tracks from Ry Cooder's latest CD and its dust-bowl 1930s feel inspired me to promptly place an order with Amazon (not released locally as yet).

My Name Is Buddy is a journey in music, words and pictures of the travels of three unlikely cohorts - Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad - as they meander through the west "in the days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos and trains...the America of yesteryear."  read more »