Amos Perrine

"Every show during the 30A Songwriters Festival is a glimpse into the beautiful and unconventional world of a songwriter.” -- Alice Wallace Named after a 24-mile corridor of Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A that hugs the Gulf of Mexico coastline in Walton County, the 30A Songwriters Festival offers songwriters

The new year always brings a slew of new music releases, and roots music is certainly no exception. This week's column is devoted to four upcoming albums, and one that was released last year, that I have been listening to for the past few weeks that I think

It may seem a little too soon in the year to do a photos of the week theme, but your ND photographers have been quite busy, in spite of the holidays, and through January's bizarre weather. From legends such as X (the roots punk band) to country bands

Mountain Stage’s 40th year of presenting one of a kind performances before a live audience to listeners and viewers around the world was a momentous one. The show traveled to four different venues within its home state of West Virginia (Morgantown, Clarksburg, Huntington, and Clarksburg), and three out of

While most year-end reviews are published in December, I like to spend the holidays reminiscing about the year that’s coming to a close. Only then, with music floating around the room, mingling with family and friends does is it seem that my thoughts are able to congeal and

This week’s column serendipitously falls on Christmas Eve and, thus, could be viewed as a holiday present to ND readers.  The gallery features a representative sampling of the many outstanding photos taken this year by 32 ND photographers. From the Eastern United States to Australia, over one hundred photos,