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O Come All Ye Grousers

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dave Shiflett

Season’s Greetings — and here’s my annual Christmas message. A shorter version ran in The Wall Street Journal over the weekend; this version has all the good stuff in it. Not recommended for the easily offended. O Come All Ye … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dave Shiflett

Season’s Greetings There’s a new Johnny Cash biography out. This one is fairly exhaustive. Did you know that Johnny named his daughter Roseanne after his pet names for his first wife’s breasts (Rose and Anne)? Me either. It’s well-written and … Continue reading →

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Graham Nash, Ray Davies, Donald Fagen: Older and Crankier

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Dave Shiflett

Life staggers on. The economy is flat, the earth is round, the leaves have fallen and Elvis is still dead. Meanwhile, lesser rock deities are still with us; some are writing memoirs revealing the glories and horrors of the musical life, … Continue reading →

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Still Alive — With New Tunes

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Dave Shiflett

Aloha! I’ve been away for a while. Not actually away — but otherwise occupied. Just finished a new novel, which I’m now shopping to agents (if you happen to be an agent, get in touch: Dshifl@aol.com). The long-suffering Peach and … Continue reading →

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The Poor Farm Festival

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dave Shiflett

Do you have to be crazy to start a music festival? I wondered that after seeing a notice for the second annual Poor Farm Festival in Williamsburg, West Virginia. There seems to be at least three strikes against success: a … Continue reading →

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New Tunes

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dave Shiflett

Greetings This is Clifftop week — when old time musicians from around the world gather in West Virginia to keep that tradition alive, which involves lots of fiddles, banjos, mandolins, basses, guitars, booze and very little sleep. I’m not gonna make … Continue reading →

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New Book, New Review, No Olitsky

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dave Shiflett

Aieee! Who’s that ugly creep? Well, that’s me, and it it gets worse. I have a new book out and am deep into the horrors of self promotion, which is never pretty. So, a quick plug for the book, and then … Continue reading →

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My Family’s Bones

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dave Shiflett

Greetings Here’s a new post on a non-musical subject, this time the story of an uncle and a slave. This is the original version of a piece just published in The Wall Street Journal. It was a last-minute assignment which took me away from … Continue reading →

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Interim Scapegoat

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dave Shiflett

Ahoy! It’s been a long time between posts, though not due to slacking. I’ve been working on a novel I’d forgotten about, which is now finished and on sale at Amazon. This is my first eBook and I like the … Continue reading →

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Tara Nevins

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dave Shiflett

Tara Nevins is best known for fronting Donna The Buffalo, the enduring (20 plus years) rock/jam/festival band based in Trumansburg, New York. Years pass, band members come and go, but Tara (and co-founder Jeb Puryear) keep Donna hoppin’ and constantly … Continue reading →

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