Author Archives: Kay Cordtz

Soul singer Christine Ohlman —known to her legions of fans as The Beehive Queen for her eye-​​​​catching retro coiffure – has been exploring remote tributaries of America’s river of song since she was a young girl. A member of the Saturday Night Live band … Continue reading →

  Scott Sharrard is a singer/​​songwriter and kick-​​​​ass guitar player who fronts his own Brickyard Band. As a longtime member of the Gregg Allman Band, Sharrard has been called “one of the best guitarists in the country” and “Gregg Allman’s secret weapon.” … Continue reading →

James Maddock is a British singer/​​songwriter/​​guitarist whose arrival on the American music scene was announced by the critically acclaimed CD Songs from Stamford Hill with the band Wood. Since then, he has released two more albums of memorable songs — Sunrise on Avenue … Continue reading →

Ben Vita is a singer/​​songwriter, percussionist and third-​​​​generation professional musician whose music combines the traditions of folk and soul music with the cutting-​​​​edge sounds of electronica and hip hop. The result — which can be heard on his solo 2007 CD “Any” and … Continue reading →

Since becoming a fulltime member of the Levon Helm Band and moving to Woodstock, singer/​​songwriter, saxophonist and flute player Jay Collins has become a familiar local artist. But the well-​​​​respected musician, who married Helm’s daughter Amy and is father to their two … Continue reading →

  Clark Gayton plays trombone, tuba, and sousaphone with musicians from Prince to Sting and in ensembles from Steel Pulse to the Mingus Big Band. He was a longtime member of Levon Helm’s Ramble band and has spent most of the … Continue reading →

Photography by Catherine Sebastian If you remember the early days of the folk music scare, as Bob Dylan used to call it, you probably recall hearing jug band music. It was wildly popular in the early to mid-‘60s —especially among … Continue reading →

Onstage, they are a striking couple, her flaming red hair mesmerizing as she dips and bends, playing exquisite fiddle while he blazes on guitar with Buddy Holly-​​​​like cool with his glasses, stovepipe trousers and hipster hat. But when they sing together, … Continue reading →