Amos Perrine

The June 8 edition of this column listed 30 festivals coming our way this year.  ND photographer Peter Dervin attended two of those festivals, Jackalope and Waterfront Blues Festival "Upriver," both in Oregon, and this week he reports on the first live, in-person festivals of the year to

I can count on one hand the number of rock albums that are foundational cornerstones of what is called Americana today. Déjà Vu is one of them, and it was re-released last Friday as part of two well-crafted box sets to mark its 50th anniversary. This week marks the first

During normal times this week’s column would be reporting on MerleFest, which would have concluded just two days ago. In its absence, or at least its postponement until September this year, what better way to celebrate that fest than by featuring the work of one of that festival'

Fiddlers don’t fret. — Leanna Price, The Price Sisters And fiddlers don't fret over the differences between a fiddle and a violin either. Other than sometimes a half centimeter difference in the instrument’s bridge, they're the same instrument. It’s amazing that the question is

Record labels are more than an outlet for music, they are a philosophy of life. Sometimes narrow, sometimes wide. As evidenced by the logo on its website, Signature Sounds Recordings falls in the latter category: “Record Label - Live Music - Artistic Development: Folk, Americana, Roots, Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Indie.” Yet

In January a writer-acquaintance did a piece on what he sees as the 10 all-time best Americana albums. While I have given that some thought over the years, I decided to look at it from a bit of a different perspective: 10 albums that are precursors to what Americana is