Warren Hellmann, Bluegrass & Philanthropy
Photo Credit • Winni Wintermeyer • The Wall Street Journal The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park is one of the greatest events I’ve ever experienced. It’s remarkable for so many reasons, chiefly in that it was and remains free to the public, a gift to the city of San Francisco and the nation by financier and philanthropist Warren Hellman, who died Sunday at age 77. All I ever heard about Hellman was that he was an unusual guy and a mensch... Read More
Music City Roots
Music City Roots • Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical radio production in Nashville. Broadcast on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 9pm, CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville’s astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition — a "roots and branches" format that brings together fans... Read More
Music City Roots
What is Music City Roots? • Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe is a weekly, two-hour radio show that revives the historic legacy of live musical radio production in Nashville. Broadcast on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 9pm, CST, Music City Roots, Live From The Loveless Cafe showcases Nashville’s astonishing music scene, from country and Americana to more progressive interpreters of tradition — a "roots and branches" format that brings together... Read More
Bluegrass Nation
Coming Soon: Bluegrass Nation • Oh, bluegrass. Shaking head and sighing gently. The music that analyzes itself within an inch of its life. So beautiful. So fraught. So full of paradoxes. I really do love the music and its place in America’s story, in part because of its cultural complexities. And I sincerely adore so many of the people whom I’ve met from the bluegrass world who have made it their life and maybe even their living. Obviously I work a good deal with bluegrass... Read More
