Posts Tagged ‘mike seeger’

Rest In Peace, Mike Seeger – Read his last interview

The music world lost an incredible performer with the passing of folk virtuoso Mike Seeger this weekend. Seeger, best known for his work with the New Lost City Ramblers in the 1950s and 1960s, died Friday of multiple myeloma at his home in Lexington, Va. He was 75. His survivors include 13 grandchildren...

August 17th, 2009 | Features | Read More

We Like Free Things: Free CD Triple Threat Extravaganza!

You know what we haven’t done in a while? A good wacky photo contest. For whatever reason, we really like them, and with all the sad news lately (Brooks & Dunn breaking up, Mike Seeger’s death), we at CMP are in need of a good laugh. And you’re in need of some free CDs. So it’s...

August 12th, 2009 | Contests, Features | Read More

Crossroads – the Life and Music of Hasil Adkins

by Elizabeth Bissette Hunchin’ at the Crossroads Once upon a time, in a holler far, far away, a music revolution was born when the cries of Hasil “The Haze” Adkins, the last of ten Adkins children, first echoed across Appalachia. No one knows the exact date of the event. Though it...

September 26th, 2008 | News | Read More

Mike Seeger – “Last Known Interview”

The Vine of American music grew slowly at first. Traditions were passed down from person to person. Music and musicians were relatively isolated, unique to each region. This slowly shifted as people arrived here from a wider range of countries, settled more of the country. The advent and growth of recording,...

September 18th, 2008 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More