Charles Seeger, not so impressed with Riley’s work.

My father said that part of his encyclopedia of folk music was burned in a fire, and that he'd have to start all over. Was it true?

Stolen songs and strange behavior, Riley Shepard fits right in.

Another half-brother.

Photo by Thomas Schworer I grew up in a cloud of my father’s cigar smoke, listening to the tapping sounds from his Corona typewriter, the...

Today is Sunday, November 15, 2020. The 45th president of the United States still refuses to concede the election to President-elect Joe...

When I saw this drawing in my late father's box of personal mementos, I was stunned. How on earth did Riley get his wife to pose for this?

I have no idea if he and Burgess Meredith and Gary Romero made a dime off this album. Or The Quartones, for that matter.

I know he missed his kids, and that my father had no idea how to stay in touch with them once his relationship with his exes was off

*The role of Jo's cat in this blog will be played by Sarah Harlett's cat, Alfie... Alfie is a member of SAG/AFTRA and Equity.