The Philosophies of Friends
My goal is – and always has been – to contribute something positive with my music. Here are some thoughts from others that have carried me through the years. ⇨ Read more
Harry Warner: Music City Icon
“Let me tell you why I am the luckiest person on Earth.” That is how my friend, Harry Warner, would often start a conversation with a total stranger at the coffee shop that we visited during one of our semi-regular “get-togethers.” ⇨ Read more
Room for Roots Tour in Ireland
Lauren had always wanted to visit Ireland, and that was our original reason for heading overseas. As for me, I was certainly willing to visit the well: As a teenager, I had been totally immersed in, and passionate about, old-time American fiddle music – which led to my discovery and love of Irish and Scottish tunes. ⇨ Read more
Room for Roots Tour in Sweden
We arrived in Stockholm on Monday, October 3. On Tuesday, Lauren and I took the subway across town to find Izzy Young at Folklore Centrum. Folks were friendly and pointed us in the right direction to find Wallmar Yx Kullsgatan 2bv. When we arrived, I looked through the big, glass, street-level store window, and there was Izzy – now in his late 80s, but very much the same as ever. I had not seen him in 46 years! ⇨ Read more
Room for RootsTour – Washington, DC, Area
In late September, 2016, Lauren & I set out for a two-and-a-half week tour that took us to the D.C. area, Sweden, and Ireland. First up was a house concert in Rockville, MD, and reconnecting with friends from other places and long ago who were now living in the area. ⇨ Read more
Izzy Young, the New York Folklore Center, and Folklore Centrum
When I was a teenage musician in NYC in the 1960s, Izzy Young was one of the people who occupied a place pretty much in the center of the folk music world. ⇨ Read more
The “Andy May and Atlantic Express” Years
Ride with Me, which contained mostly original material, was getting good reviews, and I was determined that my future performances would feature a lot more of the material I was writing. So now, with the prospect of booking actual concert dates, I put a band together of some of my favorite players , and “Atlantic Express” was born. ⇨ Read more
The Andy May – Texas Tabby Crabb Band
Tabby and I started out as friends who liked a lot of the same music and that was the attitude and blend of music that we presented to our audience. We mixed songs that were popular at the time with timeless country classics, blues, Old-Timey Southern fiddle tunes, bluegrass standards and New England traditional dance tunes. ⇨ Read more
Allan Block: Fiddler, Poet, Sandal-maker
Allan was a great fiddler, a fine musician, and a wonderful poet and leather craftsman. His sandal-making shop was an established part of New York City’s West Village for many years. And on Saturday afternoons, it became the meeting place for one of the best Old-Time Music jam sessions in the Northeast USA. ⇨ Read more
An Evening to Remember Allan Block- Jalopy Theatre – NYC
What a wonderful event at the Jalopy Theatre NYC to celebrate the life of Allan Block – a great old time fiddler, poet, craftsman and friend. ⇨ Read more