Decade of Difference: Langhorne Slim
Langhorne Slim’s early artistic interest was expressed through involvement in community theater before shifting to music as a teen. Teaching himself to play guitar, he began writing his own songs first by rearranging chords on [...]
Decade of Difference: Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews, who performs under the stage name Trombone Shorty, started performing before kindergarten on the streets of New Orleans as a 4 year old. Already experienced in music, at the age of 8 he [...]
Decade of Difference: The Breeders
Happy birthday to twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal who are also bandmates in The Breeders. The band dates to 1989 when Kim and Tonya Donnelly formed the group as a side project. Kim was [...]
Decdae of Difference: Strand of Oaks
Indiana born Tim Showalter, who performs as Strand of Oaks had initially hoped for a career in athletics. His interest in playing basketball ended when he developed juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Athletics was replaced by interests [...]
Hear Together: UMFS Foster Care
For 120 years, UMFS Foster Care has worked relentlessly to help children, teens, and families thrive in their communities. Their trained staff collaborates with foster parents and families to overcome the challenges of traumatic childhoods [...]
Decade of Difference: John Cowan
John Cowan has followed a meandering path on his musical journey, including sixteen years in the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, a soul focused solo record followed by several roots albums and most recently [...]
Decade of Difference: Wood Brothers
Chris and Oliver Wood found their individual ways into music before forming the Wood Brothers in the mid 2000s. Chris was a part of the jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood while Oliver played in [...]
Decade of Difference: Guster
Guster’s career began in 1991 as an acoustic trio called Gus when the three co-founders met as freshmen at Tufts University. For most of the 90s they toured the college circuit and released independent albums. [...]
Decade of Difference: Cedric Burnside
Photo by Alex Koffler Music is a family affair for Cedric Burnside who is the son of blues drummer Calvin Jackson and grandson of bluesman R.L. Burnside. At thirteen, Cedric went on the road in [...]
Decade of Difference: Bela Fleck
Fifteen time Grammy winner Bela Fleck took this years Best bluegrass album award for his album My Bluegrass Heart. As a child he developed an interest in the banjo through Earl Scruggs - on the [...]
Decade of Difference: Jon Batiste
Photo by Scott Newton Jon Batiste is another successful musical talent educated at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, he graduated (along with classmate Trombone Shorty) in 2004. Only a year later Batiste released [...]
Decade of Difference: Ruben Blades
Musician, actor and politician are just some of the activities of Panama’s Ruben Blades, winner of this year's Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album. Blades was born and raised in Panama City and began his [...]