Pat Moran

2 weeks ago | acousticguitar.com | E.E. Bradman |Kenny Berkowitz |Pat Moran

At the end of a long day at work, I found out on social media that the husband of a dear friend had died after a sudden stroke. Still in disbelief and struggling to convey my sympathy in a concise Facebook comment, I happened to put on Cameron Knowler’s CRK. There was something deeply comforting about the gentle acoustic bubbling underneath the opening monologue, but the words seemed to be a scattered collage, randomly reassembled.

2 months ago | acousticguitar.com | E.E. Bradman |Pat Moran |Kenny Berkowitz

Yasmin Williams’ Acadia takes its name from the concept of an idyllic, fertile place, a metaphor for the creativity and collaboration that permeate her first release on Nonesuch Records. Drawing on instruments ranging from guitars and banjos to fiddle, synth bass, and even tap shoes, Williams crafts a soundscape that is both intimate and expansive, its layered sonic palette enriched by guests like saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, singer Aoife O’Donovan, and fellow guitar virtuoso Kaki King.

Dec 8, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | Christopher Paul Stelling |Pat Moran |Karen Peterson |Mark Small

At first glance, Grisha Goryachev seems an unlikely torch bearer for flamenco guitar. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1977, descended from ancestors with Russian and Ukrainian lines. His forebears lived far from Andalusia, where flamenco music developed among the Romani people who migrated from India to settle in southern Spain in the ninth century.

Nov 28, 2024 | mountainx.com | Pat Moran |Patrick Moran

When Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina in late September, the region’s already critical affordable housing situation immediately worsened. An Oct. 23 preliminary assessment by the N.C. Office of State Budget and Management estimates that about 126,000 homes were destroyed or damaged by the storm and that some 220,000 households will apply for assistance.

Nov 22, 2024 | mountainx.com | Pat Moran |Patrick Moran

“The reindeer stand for wealth and prosperity,” Andrea Kulish says. “The tree symbolizes a healthy and prosperous life.”Kulish is explaining her favorite design for the colorful pysanky eggs she crafts in her studio at Pink Dog Creative. The eggs aren’t here today, but Kulish is selling life-size, two-dimensional depictions of the Ukrainian art form on the first day of RADFest 1.0, a two-day gathering.