Music

Nashville singer-songwriter Sarah Siskind makes her first visit to Mountain Stage, recorded live in Charleston, W.V. Though Siskind had never appeared on the show, her songs have, most recently in a set by The Infamous Stringdusters. In 2007, her song "Simple Love" was recorded by Alison Krauss, earning a Grammy nomination.

This interview was originally broadcast on June 7, 2012.

Joshua Bell, the violin prodigy who grew into what some call a classical-music rock star, has taken the helm of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, an English chamber orchestra based in London. Bell is the orchestra's first music director since Sir Neville Marriner, who created the group.

Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland marked an unprecedented intersection of music, culture and politics. In a conversation with World Cafe's David Dye — presented here in four parts — Simon speaks candidly about his legendary collaborations with South African musicians such as Joseph Shabalala and his vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Each month, I report the top twenty albums played on Galactic Travels to Zone Music Reporter, formerly New Age Reporter.  This report covers shows #800 to #804; 2-August-2012 to 30-August-2012, reported in non-ranked, alphanumeric order.  The

Jordan Hull has always been a creative type. Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Hull explored theater, writing and painting, and eventually got into music as an escape during his rebellious high-school years. Now in Nashville, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter writes lyrics that draw inspiration from great troubadours of yesteryear, including Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie.