Half King
Posted on July 01, 2016
News
New Yorker
Posted on May 30, 2016
Katie Ryder did a very nice article on my Silent Ballad work, titled “The Elderly Bearers of a Folk-Music Tradition in East Tennessee,” which was featured in the New Yorker on May 22. Please click here to see the feature. I am proud to share these portraits of my dear friends, many of whom are artists I represent at Sandrock Recordings.
WBIR NBC Knoxville Live at Five
Posted on May 30, 2016
WUNC The State of Things
Posted on May 30, 2016
Big thanks to Frank Stasio for hosting me and Alex Harris on WUNC’s The State of Things on April 28th, before our artist talk at Duke University’s Rubenstein Gallery. On view at the library is Where We Live: A North Carolina Portrait. On air, Alex and I discussed this collaborative project.
Il Post
Posted on April 19, 2016
Slate
Posted on April 03, 2016
Big thanks to David Rosenberg for his kind acknowledgment of my Post Script work, as well as Silent Ballad, on Slate’s Behold blog today. A lovely article.
The record label mentioned is Sandrock Recordings.
For more information on Lincoln Memorial University: http://www.lmunet.edu
For more information on Duke University’s MFA|EDA program: https://mfaeda.duke.edu
And while I'm at it...
Posted on March 07, 2016
Silent Ballad at Lincoln Memorial University
Posted on March 07, 2016
If you are nearby, please come out for the opening reception this Friday, March 11 5:30-7pm. Food provided, as well as a reading by Robert Gipe to follow.
Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted on December 21, 2015
Thanks to Morgan Simmons for sharing our story.
Sandrock Recordings
Posted on December 21, 2015
I’m so lucky to be a part of this team led by Park Ranger Bobby Fulcher. This NPR story on Bobby’s work can provide some context. This is a project not to be overlooked.
We have many new releases, so please take some time to peruse our catalog. One of the recent projects I am most proud of, Born Ramblers, showcases the repertoire of Tom and Tammie McCarroll. Tom is pictured throughout the years below. We recently lost this eldest son of the infamous Fiddling Jimmy McCarroll of the Roane County Ramblers. I really miss this dear friend and am committed to securing his legacy with this final album release. Tom and his daughter Tammie played music together for decades. Tom and Jimmy taught Tammie to play when the instruments were larger than she was! This family—whose name which fittingly translates to “the King’s Musicians”—and their musical heritage are a precious gift to us here in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. It has been a rare privilege to work with this family.
Jimmy McCarroll at front
Photograph courtesy of Tammie McCarroll
from left: Jimmy, Charlie (app. age 8), Tom (app. age 16), and Arthur (app. age 14)
Photo courtesy of Tammie McCarroll
Photograph courtesy of Tammie McCarroll
The musicianship you will find recordings is rare, authentic, and particular to a very special region. I knew nothing about old-time music prior to this appointment but find myself intoxicated by such resounding notes and tunes. I encourage you to explore both stories and songs alike. These recordings detail the specific history and tradition of musicians we work with intimately—as well as life in the Cumberland Plateau, past and present.