We were back at Frederick Cellars last night for more music. This time it was Caleb Stine, a roots rock artist from Baltimore. We’ve been on such a roll seeing music around Frederick but it still continues. Caleb was awesome. More living proof that great music is everywhere and has really nothing to do with what is at the top of the charts.
Caleb plays what I think is my favorite sort of music right now. Some sort of mix of old-time country and folk that people like to call “roots.” He referred to his Mt. Rushmore of roots rock which he sees as Woody Gutherie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and Louis Armstrong.
Caleb is a super nice guy and mixed lots of conversation in with his music. Our humanity is what he’s looking to explore in his music, and he achieves it very well. Here’s one of the songs that he played, “Devil”:
It is such a blessing to have our little city bringing in such great music. And it is such a treasure for all of us to have such great musicians around such as Caleb. I wish him the best: I’d imagine that it is a tough road to hoe. Somehow we need to better connect listeners with musicians, and instead of a few mega-stars have many, many more great musicians making a good living doing what they do. Let’s hope that’s what Qloud achieves.
In the meantime, I look forward to seeing him again. And he’s inspired me to learn some other old songs: “This Little Light of Mine,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” and “I’ll Fly Away.”
I agree – it was great music!