The Roots Report: The Soundtrack of Summer
Okee dokee folks … “Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.” That line is from one of the best summer songs ever recorded: “Summer […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report: A Quickie!
Okee dokee folks… This is the short version of my column! The Sandywoods Folk Festival will take place on Sat, May 23 at 11am. For an event that seems so […]
Roots Report: Sarah Potenza Crossman Comes Home
Okee dokee folks … I know I have said over and over (and over) again that I don’t like those singing contest shows on television. Well, I DON’T like them, […]
Roots Report: Getting Out
Okee dokee folks … Got out to a few shows this week and want to let you know what you all missed and what I thought of them. On Thurs, […]
Roots Report: Take Me Out of the Ballgame
Okee dokee folks … I am going to preface my column by stating that much to my father’s disappointment, I do not like baseball at all. Last week I received […]
Roots Report: Only an April Fool Would Miss These Shows
Okee dokee folks … Last week I was thrilled to be included as one of 25 “outstanding alumni” at CCRI’s 50th anniversary celebration. I am not mentioning it here because I […]
Roots Report: Music Beyond The Towers
Okee dokee folks … So, will we have an actual spring this year or will we get snow in April? Either way is fine with me, I bought snowshoes! I […]
2015 Motif Music Awards Nominees
VOTING is Closed For this Year. The list of nominees is out for the 2015 Motif Music Awards, celebrating the best in local music. Nominees are selected mathematically from the […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Jimmy Webb
Okee dokee folks … When I was young, my first musical impressions came from what my parents played on the living room stereo. My father liked big band and 1950s […]
Roots Report: Mardi Gras Warm-Up and More
Okee dokee folks… The other day I was behind an SUV that was covered with bumper stickers. I strained to read some of them before the light changed. The one […]