WYPR The Signal producer Aaron Henkin and Maryland Traditions folklorist Cliff Murphy set up a meeting between a few musicians ranging in age and influence but connected by a love for traditional instrumentation and original songwriting. It was a great afternoon with plenty of folly and wisdom, a lot of laughs, and the kind of music that’s been made since the dawn of Man.

To stream the show click the link here:
STREAM PODCAST OF THE SIGNAL: BURTON DEBUSK, HUGH CAMPBELL, AND CALEB STINE

Check out the radio show blog here:
Signal Radio: Burton DeBusk, Hugh Campbell and Caleb Stine

Also, additional music tracks are posted on the Maryland Traditions Facebook Page here:
Maryland Traditions Facebook

And, thanks to Travis Kitchens, several YouTube links capture some of the music:

Driving through Charlottesville, VA Caleb Stine stopped in the WNRN studio with Melissa Goode. Follow the link below to hear the interview. He performs “My Service Isn’t Needed Anymore” from his new album, ‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This”, as well as the Hank William Jr’s song, “The Living Proof”. In the interview Caleb talks about working as an independent musician, the danger of making large statements in music, and the art of living! The words “my website isn’t super bangin” even come out of his mouth. He means that as a good thing. Bangin’ websites are for The Black Eyed Peas, not hardcore troubadours.

Link to Interview:
http://www.wnrn.org/2011/02/caleb-stine-at-wnrn-today/

And a YouTube clip:

Caleb is playing fiddle with The Pilgrim at 1919 (1919 Fleet St., Baltimore) on Friday, Feb 4, 9pm.

The show planned for Thursday, January 27th with Cotton Jones and Caleb Stine has been canceled and will be rescheduled.

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Some reviews for Caleb Stine’s recent release, ‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This’:

“Caleb provides music that fits like 2 year old work gloves, it is not only familiar but feels like you have always had (and needed) these songs. . . Essentially I really like this album and it actually caught me a little off-guard and out of nowhere…but I am glad I found it because it has quickly become an old friend.”
—Slowcoustic.com

“The bareness of the arrangements also highlights the rawness of the emotions held in each tune. You’re left behind with Stine in “My Service isn’t Needed Anymore.” You feel his longing in “When She Comes,” share his weariness in the title track, and hold to his same fleeting hope in “God Once Raised a Son.” It’s easy when those emotions are kept so close to the surface and delivered in such a deliberate manner.

“I Wasn’t Built for a Life Like This isn’t an easy listen, but it isn’t supposed to be. It is, however, a rewarding disc for those who make it through all ten tracks. I’m already trying to figure out how I’m going to justify including it in my Top 21 list for 2011 even though it was released in 2010. This one is the real deal.”
—Fifty Cent Lighter

“Pick of The Week. Caleb Stine’s newest album ‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This’ has received great reviews and has been featured on several 2010 Best Of Lists. His performance may remind you of Justin Townes Earle and his songwriting will remind you of the one Justin was named for, Townes Van Zandt.”
—KBCS 91.3 FM Bellevue/Seattle Marty Bisch

Caleb Stine’s newest album ‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This’ has received great reviews and has been featured on several 2010 Best Of Lists. Twangville put’s Caleb’s song ‘The Eternal Present’ on a mix right next to Justin Townes Earle and calls ‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This’ “one of the best records released this year (and almost certainly the best self-released record)”; Honest Tune writer Tim Newby slides ‘Built’ into his Top Ten of 2010 list; and, hey!, Alt Country Netherlands gives the album 4 stars saying “In de recensie van Maxim Ludwig is al gewezen op 2010 als het jaar van mannen met baarden” (which Google Translator interprets as ‘The review of Maxim Ludwig has been highlighted as the year of 2010 men with beards’). Beard or no beard, its been a great year and 2011 is stacking up with plenty of shows, challenging collaborations, and exciting projects. Hot dog!

‘I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This’ is available here in the Store section of calebstine.com, at CD Baby, and on iTunes.