Amos Perrine

This week’s column features two roots music festivals located in America’s Pacific Northwest: the Fisherman’s Village Music Fest in Washington and Oregon’s Jackalope Jamboree. Now in its 11th year on Washington State’s Puget Sound, Fisherman’s Village took over the streets of Everett and provided

After the pandemic had mostly subsided, the Americana West Music Festival began in 2022 as a way to bring the West Coast Americana, country, and roots community together again after the long hiatus. Presented by Blackbird Record Label, the fest did not start from scratch: the well-attended and highly regarded

This column has been going full throttle through festival season lately, but it’s time to catch up with other shows ND photographers have been attending. This week’s Through the Lens features photos by 12 photographers in all, but I'd like to single out two: ND’s

Two recent roots music fests in Florida are featured this week: Brandi Carlile's Mothership Weekend (May 10-12) and JJ Grey’s Blackwater Sol Revue (May 25-26). Being namesake festivals, their lineups reflected the unique perspectives their host artists have on roots music. However, both took a similar approach

This week’s column features two festivals at opposite ends of the world that were held over two holiday weekends: Australia’s Byron Bay Bluesfest on Easter weekend and Rooster Walk in Virginia over Memorial Day weekend. Bluesfest has been covered for this column several times by Steve Ford, including

Named for and presided over by the legend himself — Del McCoury — DelFest, first held in 2008, takes over Cumberland, Maryland, during Memorial Day weekend each year. While the festival prides itself on carrying on the McCoury family bluegrass tradition, it also casts a wider net of musical influences that includes