Roots Report — You’re Makin’ Me Dizzy
Okee dokee folks … I read a quote the other day. “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” That quote has commonly been attributed to Elvis Costello, but upon […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report: Hey, Hey it’s Mike Nesmith, and Some Music for Veterans Day
The best in folk, blues, roots and acoustic in the greater RI area Okee dokee folks … How about them Red Sox? Honestly I don’t give a #@%* (insert your […]
Roots Report: Graham Nash Review and Music From the World
Okee dokee folks … I can’t believe that I have been writing this column for nine years now. OK, not this very column, though sometimes it seems like it takes […]
Fall Roots Report
Roots and folk music coming to Southern New England this autumn Okee dokee folks…Summer has unofficially ended. A couple more weeks and we officially move into autumn. The summer was […]
The Roots Report: Beat the Heat with Cool Shows
Okee dokee folks … It’s summer. I would be remiss if I didn’t reiterate my feelings about it. I hate summer. I am sorry. I know many of you folks […]
Roots Report – Newport Yachting Center Heats Up Summer
Okee dokee folks … ”Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” That was the fitting final song in Willie Nelson’s set when he played the Newport Sunset Series […]
ROOTS REPORT: Folk Music Heats up the Summer
Okee dokee folks … I have one foot in the modern era and another still dragging behind me in antiquity. I like the dragging foot; I am stubborn! Last month […]
Roots Report: First Official Online Column!
Okee dokee folks … This is my first “official” online column. My columns have been online, but just in versions of the print issues. This piece was written especially for […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… I played a gig down in Charm City last week. That is Baltimore for all you not in the know. Don’t worry; I wasn’t in the know […]