by Bman | Sep 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Smithsonian Folkways has been the ultimate vault for American roots music since 1948, when founder Moses Asch started capturing raw, unvarnished sounds that mainstream labels ignored. Asch made it his mission to document the blues as living history, tracking legendary...
by Bman | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth Cotten, Washington, D.C. in 1960 Photograph by John Cohen Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter. A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original...
by Bman | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in...
by Bman | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
More Elizabeth Cotten!Interviewer is Shetland Fiddler Aly Bain, from his 1985 Series Down Home.Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! - Here“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless...
by Bman | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar (usually in...
