An artist honed his craft in the Paris Metro, and another was largely self-taught, even though her great grandfather lived and worked with Lester Flatt.
This is episode 40 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thanks to Sarah at the Caffe for selecting the artists and songs for the feature.
After college, Richard Shindell took his guitar headed to Europe. He played in the Paris Metro, his repertoire consisting of fingerpicking, flatpicking and d rowing in endless open tunings. He discovered an inclination for self-imposed commercial exile and sought out less-travelled corners, loving the acoustics in the tunnels but only when they were empty.
Alexa Rose is a mostly self taught musician and, though no one in her immediate family played or sang, she inherited a deep musical legacy. Her great grandfather lived and worked with Lester Flatt. When the opportunity presented itself for him to move to Nashville and continue his musical career, he decided to stay with his wife on their farm in western Virginia.
Caffe Lena: 60 years of song, a production of WEXT Radio.