Walking through the icy rain in Hackney towards The Round Chapel, one comforting thought was that this was going to be the best of times - Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman are top-notch Old Time players of banjo and fiddle, and put in not such a poor showing on guitar as well. And the Round Chapel is a beautiful venue with, naturally, great acoustics - even if, as Nora Brown would observe, one could lose oneself in the beauty and just spend the evening staring at the ceiling.

This is a bit of a special Folk Tracks Roundup in that we're not going to struggle to find a theme stitching all the song choices together, because we're putting a bit of a spotlight on a particularly active exponent of folk music - The Broadside Hacks. It is in the nature of Folk music that it goes through periods of lesser and greater popularity, and each such upswing in interest has attracted the label of a "

from the album Spitzer Space Telescope II

10 track album

5 track album

5 track album

London-via-Michigan folk artist Spitzer Space Telescope takes us back in time with new song and video "Rovin' is Me Pleasure".  Spitzer Space Telescope, also-known-as Dan MacDonald, delivers a timeless song and performance full of melody and restless, insistent rhythm.  The retro-looking visual is a good match for the vintage banjo and acoustic guitar, which bounce along with a tuneful sense of urgency.

NASA - Helix Nebula by Linda Howes Photos and Collections

NASA - Stellar Jewels Shine in New Spitzer Image by Linda Howes Photos and Collections

A Buble Bursts, JPL/NASA Images by Linda Howes Photos and Collections

NASA Galaxy Mission Celebrates Sixth Anniversary by Linda Howes Photos and Collections