Chris Knutsen was a harp guitar, harp mandolin, ukulele, and steel guitar maker in Port Townsend, WA between the years of 1887 and 1900. He was at the forefront of harp guitar making at that time and later became a … Continue reading
Fire, Fire I Heard the Cry is playing this week at the Northwest Film Forum with the film Bass Akwards by Linas Phillips. Also, my first post on KEXP DJ and all around nice guy, Greg Vandy’s blog, American Standard … Continue reading
Inspired by three books I am reading at the moment- Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez, Tracks Across America, and American Railroads. Oliver Evans was an American inventor who pushed for railroads and steam engine carriages in America as early as … Continue reading
Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up It already played on the Seattle Channel and you can watch it on KCTS 9 (PBS) or right here.
The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group of Japan and Russia. They are believed to have settled on Hokkaido before the Japanese and have what can be described as Caucasian features, including facial and body hair. They play a stringed … Continue reading
Light in the Attic Records just released the much praised (by NPR, The Guardian, Mojo and others) and never before released publishing demos of Kris Kristofferson. I created a linocut for the limited edition poster-which was also used as the … Continue reading
Audio accompaniment provided by Joe Bussard singing what I believe to be his own composition “The Flight Of Astronaut John Glenn“. From the amazing collection Fonotone Records 1956-69- recordings of Joe Bussard and his friends and colleagues. Plus, John Glenn … Continue reading
Inspired by the cd of BOLLYWOOD STEEL GUITAR put out by the awesome Sublime Frequencies record company.
