Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform (and Willow, the boat captain’s dog, listens) during a Sept. 13 music cruise on the Mississippi River ...
The famed “meeting of waters,” near the city of Manaus, Brazil. Rivers wind their way through American music. Beyond lyric and metaphor, what can physical rivers tell us about what makes a great song?