Kim Ruehl
@kimruehlwrites.bsky.social
I write about music, community, life. I mom two kiddos all the livelong day. A SINGING ARMY is out now via UTexas Press.
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I know I should be posting about other things here than just what I've written lately. Maybe when I gain a bit more mental capacity. (When my kids are grown??) In the meantime, I listened to the new Jason Isbell disc and have some ...thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
First Impressions: New Jason Isbell
Going track by track through 'Foxes in the Snow'
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March 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I know I should be posting about other things here than just what I've written lately. Maybe when I gain a bit more mental capacity. (When my kids are grown??) In the meantime, I listened to the new Jason Isbell disc and have some ...thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Thrilled for the chance to talk with one of my faves, @rosecousins.bsky.social, about love and songwriting and everything in that Venn diagram. She is the Artist of the Month at The BGS this month. Dig it. thebluegrasssituation.com/read/rose-co...
Rose Cousins Honors Love in All Its Forms on 'Conditions of Love - Vol. 1' - The Bluegrass Situation
One day, as a favor for a friend who was building a recording studio, Rose Cousins wandered through a piano showroom. She had no intention of buying anything for herself, but then she came upon a 1967...
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March 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thrilled for the chance to talk with one of my faves, @rosecousins.bsky.social, about love and songwriting and everything in that Venn diagram. She is the Artist of the Month at The BGS this month. Dig it. thebluegrasssituation.com/read/rose-co...
Just sitting here thinking about whales again.
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diguptheroots.substack.com/p/oh-whale
Oh, Whale
Thoughts on whale song and folk process and how to save the world
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March 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just sitting here thinking about whales again.
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diguptheroots.substack.com/p/oh-whale
I'm going in on an Oscar's opinion. Hear me out. diguptheroots.substack.com/p/a-complete...
A Complete Unknown: Oscar-Worthy?
Nah.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm going in on an Oscar's opinion. Hear me out. diguptheroots.substack.com/p/a-complete...
I know everyone and their brother is talking about Kendrick Lamar right now ... so why not me? Dig this week's Dig Up the Roots Substack post on "Kendrick Lamar, folksinger." open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Kendrick Lamar, Folksinger
I can't help but unpack the Super Bowl Halftime Show, among other things
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February 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I know everyone and their brother is talking about Kendrick Lamar right now ... so why not me? Dig this week's Dig Up the Roots Substack post on "Kendrick Lamar, folksinger." open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Second Substack is live! This week I got into MY musical roots a little bit. Dig it. Read, subscribe, share, all the things. Thanks yall! open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Speaking of the Price of Eggs
Ruminating on Billy Joel's 'The Stranger,' of course
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February 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Second Substack is live! This week I got into MY musical roots a little bit. Dig it. Read, subscribe, share, all the things. Thanks yall! open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Happy birthday to Mrs. Rosa Parks. A true hero who did one legendary thing and a zillion things that have been glossed over but were no less vital to the movement for racial equity in the US. 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' is a highly recommended read today and every day.
February 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy birthday to Mrs. Rosa Parks. A true hero who did one legendary thing and a zillion things that have been glossed over but were no less vital to the movement for racial equity in the US. 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' is a highly recommended read today and every day.
My Substack, Dig Up the Roots, is officially live. Where did I begin? With "folk process" (and WICKED) of course.
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Wicked Made Folk Process Cool Again
(It never really went out of style)
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January 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My Substack, Dig Up the Roots, is officially live. Where did I begin? With "folk process" (and WICKED) of course.
open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
open.substack.com/pub/digupthe...
Ok yall. I did it. I joined the Roaring 20s. Come subscribe at diguptheroots.substack.com. I'll be ruminating weekly on the intersection of music and community, as I do. Get in early. First post goes up next week. Tell a friend who's into this kind of thing. Thanks! Here we goooooooOOooOO!
Dig Up the Roots | Kim Ruehl | Substack
Exploring the intersection of music, family, and community ... and OK occasionally some history. Click to read Dig Up the Roots, by Kim Ruehl, a Substack publication. Launched an hour ago.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ok yall. I did it. I joined the Roaring 20s. Come subscribe at diguptheroots.substack.com. I'll be ruminating weekly on the intersection of music and community, as I do. Get in early. First post goes up next week. Tell a friend who's into this kind of thing. Thanks! Here we goooooooOOooOO!
Desperately seeking a Muppets Nativity Set. Every year. With no success.
December 4, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Desperately seeking a Muppets Nativity Set. Every year. With no success.
The daily battle: I desperately need to finish this writing but I also desperately need for there to not be crumbs all over the floor. How do I proceed without throwing the robovac against the wall?
(LOLz only while typing that, did it occur to me I could just take ten min and sweep. As you were.)
(LOLz only while typing that, did it occur to me I could just take ten min and sweep. As you were.)
December 4, 2024 at 5:06 PM
The daily battle: I desperately need to finish this writing but I also desperately need for there to not be crumbs all over the floor. How do I proceed without throwing the robovac against the wall?
(LOLz only while typing that, did it occur to me I could just take ten min and sweep. As you were.)
(LOLz only while typing that, did it occur to me I could just take ten min and sweep. As you were.)
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Highly sensitive Gen Alpha son interacting with standard show-no-feelings Boomer grandpa is a real interesting vibe rn.
November 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Highly sensitive Gen Alpha son interacting with standard show-no-feelings Boomer grandpa is a real interesting vibe rn.
If you listened to ep of Folk Debate Club where I talked about the necessity of criticism & how destructive that many editors are asking for “good vibes only” “reviews,” & how that’s resulted in us not knowing how to hate something w civility … this guy nails it. (Pretty sure I’ll love Wicked tho!)
November 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM
If you listened to ep of Folk Debate Club where I talked about the necessity of criticism & how destructive that many editors are asking for “good vibes only” “reviews,” & how that’s resulted in us not knowing how to hate something w civility … this guy nails it. (Pretty sure I’ll love Wicked tho!)
November 22, 2024 at 7:12 PM
OK I'm totally here for this. Starting with my next skeet. I'm on a tear!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 5
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November 22, 2024 at 7:09 PM
OK I'm totally here for this. Starting with my next skeet. I'm on a tear!
The four-year-old: “Mama, please put on Santa Tummy.”
Me: “Santa Tummy? I’ve never heard that song before.”
“No, it’s not a song. It’s a podcast.”
It absolutely is not.
Does anyone know what he’s talking about?
Me: “Santa Tummy? I’ve never heard that song before.”
“No, it’s not a song. It’s a podcast.”
It absolutely is not.
Does anyone know what he’s talking about?
November 20, 2024 at 1:53 PM
The four-year-old: “Mama, please put on Santa Tummy.”
Me: “Santa Tummy? I’ve never heard that song before.”
“No, it’s not a song. It’s a podcast.”
It absolutely is not.
Does anyone know what he’s talking about?
Me: “Santa Tummy? I’ve never heard that song before.”
“No, it’s not a song. It’s a podcast.”
It absolutely is not.
Does anyone know what he’s talking about?
I say that, of course, knowing I still have music journo stuff to do (and stories I’m eyeing in that realm). But damn if it’s not nice to disappear for a few into parallel dimensions and the chellenge of a slant-rhyme metaphor.
November 20, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I say that, of course, knowing I still have music journo stuff to do (and stories I’m eyeing in that realm). But damn if it’s not nice to disappear for a few into parallel dimensions and the chellenge of a slant-rhyme metaphor.
I’ve been writing poetry and a weirdass fantasy short story since the election. And doing all the errands. This might be my new way forward?
November 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I’ve been writing poetry and a weirdass fantasy short story since the election. And doing all the errands. This might be my new way forward?
Working on Best of 2024 music things. A good time to remember that music is a lifeline. How studies show that people who sing together can begin to synchronize heartbeats. That harmony is the musical statement that we can all have different priorities and still make something beautiful.
November 15, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Working on Best of 2024 music things. A good time to remember that music is a lifeline. How studies show that people who sing together can begin to synchronize heartbeats. That harmony is the musical statement that we can all have different priorities and still make something beautiful.
Just saw @bencollins.bsky.social's skeet that The Onion buying Infowars is the funniest thing that's ever happened, and I am so here for it. More hilarity please.
November 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Just saw @bencollins.bsky.social's skeet that The Onion buying Infowars is the funniest thing that's ever happened, and I am so here for it. More hilarity please.
Started reading bell hooks's last interview and I feel like I may need to reread it quarterly for the next four years.
November 14, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Started reading bell hooks's last interview and I feel like I may need to reread it quarterly for the next four years.
Been vibing on Threads, but thinking I might dump all my eggs into this basket for a bit. How's it shaking over here?
November 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Been vibing on Threads, but thinking I might dump all my eggs into this basket for a bit. How's it shaking over here?
In that fun in-between where I can’t decide whether to go all in on rewriting the back 1/3 of my WIP or start a new project and come back to this one … idk. In 2024?
September 12, 2023 at 4:29 PM
In that fun in-between where I can’t decide whether to go all in on rewriting the back 1/3 of my WIP or start a new project and come back to this one … idk. In 2024?