Professor Longhair Bust in Tipatinas

Rebuilding

I just returned from a few days in New Orleans. When I arrived snow was melting and the city was recovering from a rare snowstorm that left more than 10 inches throughout the area. By the time I left, everything was normal and the temperatures were in the 50s. I would soon return to Cleveland, where normal was the abnormal in…
Journalism in Song

Journalism in Song

When I teach Stop the Hate, a songwriting workshop through the Cleveland Maltz Museum and Roots of American Music, to address issues of injustice, bias, discrimination, or exclusion, I make clear the importance of telling the truth and relaying stories accurately. My father, who passed away recently was a celebrated journalist in Cleveland. He was regarded as someone who reported the…
New look website

New look website

Recently at the request of the Folknet board, I dove into wordpress for website creation to try to make that organizations online presence stronger. I had for years worked with Kompozer to develop my sites. It worked for me and I understood the navigation. I can use html, so it all was fairly effective for me. The problem came with the…
Folk Alliance International Private Showcases

Folk Alliance International Private Showcases

The Ti-Jean Trad Room 912 - Wednesday February 19, 12:30 AM - Charlie Mosbrook FARM and FARMette (HooMac) Room #905 - Thursday Thursday February 20 10:30pm Annie Capps, Charlie Mosbrook ACCESS SONG CAMP EUROPE Room #928 - Thursday February 20 1:30 – 2:00am - Southside Denny, Irish Soul’ – Ciaran Mac Gowan, Charlie Mosbrook