Peter Rugh is a musician, writer, bookseller, and a malcontent by both trade and vocation. His influences include Snooks Eaglin, Abner Jay and Blaze Foley. The Anthology of American Folk Music compiled by Harry Smith is one of his treasured possessions. Rugh’s songs frequently focus on the struggles and triumphs of the down and out, and on the simple pleasures in life. ... more