Greg Garing is an old-school real-deal country guy that most folks, country music fans included, have never heard of. He has the quiet bearing of a Zen monk with a personal intensity that brings to mind Townes Van Zandt. He has played with many country and bluegrass superstars including Bill Monroe, John Hartford and Jimmy […]
Kevin Richard Schafer
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With the help of some household objects, ‘Coop’ captures the dark, true story of an Amish conscientious objector from Iowa during WWII
Iowa City playwright Mary Swander’s most recent play began with a chance find at a local store. “Years ago, I took a walk down the road one day from my place, an old Amish one-room schoolhouse, to the country store,” Swander recounts on her Substack. “There, they have a rack of literature … My eyes […]
