On a recent trip to Sydney, Australia, I ran across the Redfern Shanty Club. The evening was a raucous, fun-filled event and inspired me to write about it on the blog. Check out the wholeContinue readingThe Essex

I met Al recently at the NW Seaport Chantey Sing, and we immediately had a connection. He’s a wonderful musician and storyteller, and has a million amazing stories to tell. I wrote about him onContinue readingSpotlight: Al Hirsch

I’ve learned so much about PNW history recently. Here’s some cool stuff about the founder of Ivar’s restaurant. Lest we forget – Click Here to Hear Him Sing

Y’all… this song is so interesting. It’s very silly, but the way society has placed it as a kid’s song AND a memory of war AND an allusion to psychosis… Read about it all onContinue readingMairzy Doats

This song is so iconic for American folk music. It’s funny because I learned it from a kid’s show in my childhood, so I had always considered it a kid’s song… until I grew upContinue readingThe Hammer Song

The history of this song is both sad and upsetting, and what’s also neat is the real truth lies somewhere in the middle – lost to time. I mean… there’s guessing what happened based onContinue readingThe Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

I went a-searching for this song and it is a-lovely. Feminist anthem, fun to sing, written by legends… Check it out by CLICKING HERE.

This was one of the first Irish songs I ever learned, and I love it’s bouncy melody and optimism in the face of unemployment. Y’all it’s a good song. Learn more about it by CLICKINGContinue readingThe Ferryman

Y’all might know this song from Weeds, but what if I told you it was written in a single car ride? Also Malvina Reynolds is a legend. Check it out on the Folk Music BlogContinue readingLittle Boxes