Kelley Mickwee’s Soulful, Spirit-Driven Affection
From the first song on Kelley Mickwee’s Everything Beautiful, you hear her expressive joy and feel her desire to create a cohesive and provocative piece of art.
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Kacy & Clayton Capture Loneliness, Desolation on “High Holiday” (premiere + interview)
"High Holiday" is the new song culled from Kacy & Clayton's upcoming Jeff Tweedy-produced LP on New West. Clayton Linthicum chats about the writing and recording process and life on his country's Great Plains.
Chris Hillman: Bidin’ My Time
The former Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers member revisits classic musical pathways on the sturdy Americana release Bidin’ My Time, his first effort in more than ten years.
You May Be Black or You May Be White But in Africa You’re an American First
In African, American, David Peterson del Mar explores a creation myth for a nation of black people still searching for personal and collective terra firma.
Various Artists: American Epic – The Collection
Think of American Epic: The Collection as a newly definitive survey that captures the fullness of rural American music recorded during the 1920s.
“I’m Just Bad-Assed”: An Interview with Delbert McClinton
Veteran singer-songwriter returns from heart surgery with a new label with a new career high in the form of Prick of the Litter.
Red Moon Road: Sorrows and Glories
On Sorrows and Glories, Canadian folk darlings, Red Moon Road, catalogue dynamic musical narratives indebted to traditional and contemporary forms of roots music.
The Slocan Ramblers – “Angeline” (video) (premiere)
The Canadian bluegrass band serves up a wonderful, intimate live performance.
Elephant Revival: Sands of Now
Haunting and joyous, this is everything good folk music should be.
The Delta Saints: Bones
The Nashville outfit dips into moonshine barrels of influence to create a heady cocktail of roots rock.
The Gibson Brothers: Brotherhood
Eric and Leigh Gibson continue to innovate with a collection of bluegrass covers dedicated to fellow bands of brothers.
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs: All Her Fault
For all of its shortcomings, All Her Fault can be a fun disc, if one comes to it with a certain appreciation for this prolific artist.