John Stewart & Nanci Griffith – Daydream Believer
Great Songs A Gentle Morning of Memory and Hope: When “Daydream Believer” Becomes a Conversation Between Two Old Souls Few songs from the late 1960s have traveled through time with the same…
Nanci Griffith – Tower Song
“Tower Song” – A fragile farewell about love, pride, and the lonely walls we build around our hearts Among the many quiet treasures hidden in the folk tradition of American…
Nanci Griffith – 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award (Living) | Folk Alliance International
Nanci Griffith – a gentle storyteller who walked a lifetime alongside ordinary lives The story of Nanci Griffith, to me, is not the story of a star crowned by titles…
Nanci Griffith A Brief Biography
Nancy Griffith – a gentle storyteller emerging from the landscapes of Texas memory Nancy Caroline Griffith came into the world from a small corner of Texas, a place where stories…
Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Died at 68 – What is Known About The Causes of Death
Nanci Griffith – when a gentle storyteller quietly leaves this world Sad news arrived on a quiet morning in Nashville: Nanci Griffith had passed away at the age of 68.…
Nanci Griffith – More Than A Whisper
More Than a Whisper — a quiet song that carried a woman’s voice from small rooms into the wider world When “More Than a Whisper” first appeared in 1984, it…
Nanci Griffith – Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
A Poignant Lament of Longing — Speed of the Sound of Loneliness At its core, “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” is a gentle but devastating reflection on the silent…
Nanci Griffith & James Hooker – Gulf Coast Highway
A beautiful, wistful portrait of enduring love clinging to a small piece of Texas coast. For those of us who came of age with the gentle, literate strains of what…
Nanci Griffith & Guy Clark – Desperados Waiting for a Train
A poignant, autobiographical sketch of a fading Western hero, symbolizing the end of an era and the wisdom passed down to a young boy. If the previous song felt like…
Nanci Griffith & Arlo Guthrie – Tecumseh Valley
When Poetry and Pain Became Music in “Tecumseh Valley” Few songs in American Folk music carry the quiet emotional weight of “Tecumseh Valley,” and the performance by Nanci Griffith alongside…