There are plenty of ways to support the Rochester-area musicians you love during this challenging time of canceled shows, but it all starts with giving them a listen. Here’s a set of 14 songs with local ties, to pass the time as you wait things out at home.
The Crooked North
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Rochester’s folk community isn’t easy to pin down
The Rochester area is a hotbed for folk music — even if it’s difficult to define what ‘folk’ means.
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The Crooked North digs the dark dichotomy in bluegrass
The Crooked North blends bluegrass and old-time folk with a diesel kick that is both sharp and clean. It’s yesterday played today, and it comes on like a veritable freight train. But The Crooked North is playing with you. It candy coats its lyrical darkness in the light of its exuberant bluegrass. Bluegrass by its […]
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A winter blues playlist
Seven Rochester songs for a different kind of holiday mood
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Album review: ‘The Crooked North’
The Crooked North “The Crooked North” Self-released thecrookednorth.com Local Americana band The Crooked North’s self-titled debut album is a rootsy tapestry of heartfelt songs that sound better with each subsequent listen. Mike Brown’s production is flawless, giving the music an added fullness and warmth that is paradoxically chill-inducing. The tender, balladeering track “Where We Are” […]
