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Amos Perrine

THROUGH THE LENS: A Double Dose of the Blues

THROUGH THE LENS: A Double Dose of the Blues

This week’s column features a double dose of the blues: the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon (July 4-7) and the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival in Winthrop, Washington (July 19-21). These two fests have become staples for the column, and our intrepid correspondent Peter Dervin simply

THROUGH THE LENS: WoodyFest and Briggs Farm Blues Festival

THROUGH THE LENS: WoodyFest and Briggs Farm Blues Festival

This week the column returns to festival coverage by featuring the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, which took place July 11-13 in Briggsville, Pennsylvania, and the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival (WoodyFest), July 10-14 in Guthrie’s hometown, Okemah, Oklahoma. Briggs Farm Blues Festival 2024 Now in its 27th year,

THROUGH THE LENS: Seven of the Summer’s Coolest New Country and Blues Releases

THROUGH THE LENS: Seven of the Summer’s Coolest New Country and Blues Releases

We are in the midst of a flood of new roots music releases right now, and invariably some extraordinary ones will slip through the cracks. This week's column seeks to correct that a bit by featuring short takes (and of course, photos!) on two albums, two EPs, two

THROUGH THE LENS: Fisherman’s Village Music Fest and Jackalope Jamboree

THROUGH THE LENS: Fisherman’s Village Music Fest and Jackalope Jamboree

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

THROUGH THE LENS: A Community Comes Together for the Americana West Music Festival

THROUGH THE LENS: A Community Comes Together for the Americana West Music Festival

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

THROUGH THE LENS: Sierra Ferrell, Chris Stapleton, The Avett Brothers, and Other Photos of the Week

THROUGH THE LENS: Sierra Ferrell, Chris Stapleton, The Avett Brothers, and Other Photos of the Week

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

THROUGH THE LENS: Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend and JJ Grey’s Blackwater Sol Revue

THROUGH THE LENS: Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend and JJ Grey’s Blackwater Sol Revue

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