Tag: Johnny Cash

Brooding balladeer

Every musician needs to have at least one murder ballad. Country rocker Lindi Ortega is no different, paying homage to the Johnny Cash tradition of writing a murder song of her own, “Murder of Crows.” “It’s a song about burying a body in the backyard and I didn’t actually do that,” she said. “Sometimes...

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Old country for folk men

Kingston-based Liquorbox defines themselves as true country — unlike Taylor Swift or Lady Antebellum. “The stuff you hear on corporate radio called country music isn’t country music because it isn’t for the people, it isn’t by the people,” acoustic guitarist and vocalist J.T. Wisteard said. “It’s...

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Humorous grace

1. You were originally into acting and didn’t start playing the guitar until you were 18. How did you get your musical start? I started singing in a band like a lot of actors do. When I realized I could write songs, I was in for life. My first real band, Steak, started playing in front of 300 plus...

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