Articles by Donald Teplyske
Maria Dunn Keeps Classic Folk Sounding Fresh on 'Joyful Banner Blazing'
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021
Contemporary folk music holds a mirror to society and allows consideration of events outside ourselves. A storyteller through song for more...
'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' Shows That Sparks Will Never Go Out of Style
PUBLISHED May 12, 2020
Never chartbusters, Sparks' 2017 album Hippopotamus unexpectedly debuted in the UK Top 10, evidence that innovative, operatic glam never go...
Lynne Hanson
Just Words
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2020
A beautiful album of retrospection and insight, Lynne Hanson's Just Words is much more than its unpretentious title may imply. For the unfa...
Chris Knight
Almost Daylight
PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2019
Rustic romantic Chris Knight is simultaneously one of country music's most revered and ignored artists; Almost Daylight is his first album...
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
World Full of Blues
PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2019
With their third release, Americana duo Rob Ickes (dobro) and Trey Hensley (acoustic guitar and vocals) have surpassed the lofty expectatio...
Kelsey Waldon
White Noise/White Lines
PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2019
Kelsey Waldon, a native of Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, is poised to be recognized among the finest country singers of her generation. Havin...
The Po' Ramblin' Boys
Toil, Tears & Trouble
PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2019
Rounder Records doesn't release as many bluegrass albums as it once did, but when it does, we best pay attention. The Po' Ramblin' Boys hav...
Marc Cohn and Blind Boys of Alabama
Work to Do
PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2019
A seamless collection, Work to Do is a collaboration between folk-pop master Marc Cohn, producer John Leventhal and vocal gospel giants Bli...
