MerleFest Adds Four More Acts to 2016 Program
MerleFest, the great four-day gathering of bluegrass and American roots music has announced four more additions to the 2016 lineup: Brandi Carlile, Tim O’Brien, Sam Bush Band and Jim Lauderdale. The...
View ArticleSierra Hull Releases Weighted Mind
Mandolinist Sierra Hull has a new album titled Weighted Mind (Rounder Records). Weighted Mind includes folk-pop, bluegrass, and new acoustic music. The instrumentation is comprised largely of mandolin,...
View ArticleSpellbinding Ambient Folk from Devin Townsend
Casualties of Cool – Casualties of Cool (InsideOut Music, 2016) Casualties of Cool is a fascinating project by Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer Devin Townsend. Up to now, I wasn’t...
View ArticleDave Rawlings Machine to perform at Merlefest 2016
String band Dave Rawlings Machine has added MerleFest to its “Nashville Obsolete” tour. The new album, the second full-length release for Dave Rawlings Machine, highlights the outstanding musicianship...
View ArticleHeidi Talbot Releases “Here We Go 1, 2, 3”
Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Heidi Talbot has a new album titled “Here We Go 1, 2, 3” (Navigator Records). ‘Here We Go 1, 2, 3’ is Talbot’s fifth solo album, produced by musical colleague and...
View ArticleArtist Profiles: The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers is a folk-rock act based in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. Brothers Scott and Seth Avett grew up in Concord, North Carolina. They had success with their 2009 major label release, “I...
View ArticleArtist Profiles: Calexico
Calexico is an influential band that plays border music, a mix of Tex-Mex and southwestern music, country and rock. Although the band founders, Joey Burns and John Convertino, originally met in...
View ArticlePromise of the Real, Rising Roots Rock Talent
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (Fantasy, 2017) The debut album of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real showcases the talent of one of the rising stars...
View ArticleTop American Roots Music Acts at Savannah Music Festival 2018
Savannah Music Festival has announced its 2018 programming. The festival will take place March 29th through April 14th, 2018, at several venues throughout Savannah’s Historic District. In the American...
View ArticleGoing Deeper into the Banjo
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn – Echo in the Valley (Rounder, 2017) Echo in the Valley is the second album by husband and wife duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Both musicians are banjo innovators...
View ArticleCalexico Takes a Slight Detour
Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us (Anti Records, 2018) Calexico’s 9th studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us (Anti- records), is a slight detour from their usual Americana–Mexicana sound, but is no...
View ArticleMandolin Orange Release Time We Made Time Music Video
Rising Americana and bluegrass stars Mandolin Orange have released “Time We Made Time,” a track from its upcoming album ‘Tides Of A Teardrop’ (February 1, 2019 on Yep Roc). The duo has revealed a...
View ArticleAmericana Artist Chicago Farmer Releases Flyover Country
Cody “Chicago Farmer” Diekhof has released a new independent album titled Flyover Country. Chicago Farmer writes songs with a common thread of love and respect for regular folks, those who might be...
View ArticleThe Mbira Visits Appalachia
The New Line – Can’t Hold The Wheel (independent release, 2013) American multi-instrumentalist and composer Brendan Taaffe founded The New Line, an ensemble that brought…
View ArticleWhiskey Sour Happy Hour
Livestream – May 13, 2020, presented by The Bluegrass Situation Whiskey Sour Happy Hour was a weekly “livestream” series of four episodes, presented by The…
View ArticleBeguiling Mix of Modern Bluegrass and Orchestra
Steep Canyon Rangers and Asheville Symphony – Be Still Moses (Yep Roc Records, 2020) Asheville-based Steep Canyon Rangers, one of the leading contemporary bluegrass bands…
View ArticleArtist Profiles: Steve Earle
Steve Earle is a highly influential songwriter and singer. He is also a progressive and when he sees injustice in the world he is the… The post Artist Profiles: Steve Earle first appeared on World...
View ArticleSplendid Recreations from Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down (Pure Records, 2020) Hand Me Down is a delightful, intimate album from English folk singer Kate Rusby. The album… The post Splendid Recreations from Kate Rusby first appeared...
View ArticleArtist Profiles: Anya Hinkle
Vocalist, guitarist, and fiddler Anya Hinkle was born in southwestern Virginia and currently lives in Asheville, western North Carolina. She is deeply inspired by the… The post Artist Profiles: Anya...
View ArticleFiercely Independent Americana
Kristian Montgomery and the Winterkill Band – Prince of Poverty (Kristian Montgomery, 2021) Prince of Poverty is a superb Americana album from Kristian Montgomery. The… The post Fiercely Independent...
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