Last week, the Newport Folk Festival added Nashville instrumental duo Steelism (Jeremy Fetzer & Spencer Cullum Jr.) to its lineup and announced that Ruby Amanfu and Nicole Atkins would join their set. Steelism’s country twang/vintage […]
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The Deep, Deep South Blues of C.W. Stoneking
When tickets for the 2017 Newport Folk Festival went on sale in November, weekend passes sold out in a few hours. At that point, no bands had been announced. Since then, the Festival has slowly […]
The Twin Harmonies of The Brother Brothers
Photos by Justin Camerer Growing up in Peoria, IL, Adam and David Moss say they were the kind of identical twins that were “best friends, but separable.” The Moss brothers both started playing music at a […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Kelley McRae -‘Hard Night’
Photo by Darin Back Earlier this year, Kelley McRae released The Wayside, an album inspired by the extended time she and guitarist Matt Castelein spent on tour in a VW camper after years living in Brooklyn. […]
The Forgotten Scream of Big Henry Johnson
When Archie Brownlee, the legendary founding leader of The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, died of pneumonia while on tour in New Orleans in 1960, the group that had formed in the mid-1930s was coming […]
Kaitlin Chow’s Newport Sketch Book
After seven straight years of covering the Newport Folk Fest, I’ve gotten to know a bunch of folks that also make it every year. One of those fine festivarians is the fantastic illustrator, designer and photographer Kaitlin […]
Back in the Spring
I’ve been taking some guilt-free time to focus on my new business. See you in April!
VIDEO PREMIERE: Joseph & Maia – “I Know”
When Joseph Thompson & Maia Potier signed with Sony New Zealand back in 2013, the label tried to get the duo to change their poppy alt-country sound. Refusing to succumb to their Sony’s heavy hand, the young Kiwi duo, […]
Bennett Sullivan Releases New Banjo Instruction App of Licks
Chances are that later this week a bunch of folks will get a new banjo under the tree. While a special moment, a holiday of steady banjo playing without decent teaching and new inspiring material […]
Drew Holcomb: New Musicbed Session & Record Club
Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson Yesterday, The Bluegrass Situation debuted the latest Musicbed Session featuring East Nashville Americana band Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors singing “American Beauty” – the opening track off of Holcomb’s latest album, Medicine (Amazon), which was […]
‘Clyde’s Place’ – A Mini-Documentary on a Music Barn in Carthage, NC
This afternoon, The Atlantic circulated a great 16-minute mini-documentary from Durham-based filmmaker David Puckett who tells the story of Clyde Maness and his music barn in Carthage, NC. Maness has hosted folks from all over for bluegrass […]
Willy Tea Taylor’s Irresistible All-Star Benefit Album
Photo by Andrew Quist Just outside of Modesto, CA, there’s a town called Oakdale that’s known as the Cowboy Capital of the World. An Americana act in town, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, has […]
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