The original English major - Robert Earl Keen finally takes on bluegrass

“Most of my English degree came about through literature, not so much writing but the study of literature from novels to poems to free-form writing,” Keen says. “So I read and wrote on a lot of different subjects as far as literature goes, and I feel like I’m part of that fabric now. I’m the original English major. Everyone else went and became a lawyer… or started a bed and breakfast.”

A NEW DAY, A NEW SONG: Robert Earl Keen brings bluegrass, Americana and more to BAC

“How many shows have you been to that you know you’re just getting the same crap you listened to last night?” Robert Earl Keen asks me point blank over the phone. At this point in our phone call, filled with metaphorical observations and satire, I suggest his next project be a comedy album. But that’s for another day.

Robert Earl Keen Plays with Short Songs

“Really and truly, during my whole career, the things that work best are the things that I’m doing to entertain myself,”

Robert Earl Keen coming to Columbia

Americana music great Robert Earl Keen will stop in Columbia on his 2016 U.S. Tour, the artist announced Friday.