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Dave Alvin

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Saturday):
I’m Just Tryin’ To Raise The Ghosts Up Out Of Their Graves

October 5, 2009

Alright, y’all. It’s Indian summer here in paradise, and that means festivals. This week I’ll be waxing rhapsodic on the sublime Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and next week I’ll preview Treasure Island Music Festival.
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You know you’ve found a home when within sixty seconds of walking (or rolling) onto the [...]

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Night Wolves Moan, Winter Hills Are Black

February 20, 2008

I’ve had this one rattling around in my noggin for a couple days. It’s another one of those songs I didn’t realize was a cover until recently. It was written by Dave Alvin when he was in The Blasters (a band I’ve obviously not paid enough attention to). Alvin dedicated it to Hank Williams [...]

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