Amos Perrine

I always get excited when I get the opportunity to share with ND readers new albums that I find enticing. This theme for this week's column could be third time’s the charm, as three artists — Sierra Ferrell, Maggie Rose, and Southern Avenue — are releasing third albums this

For the second week in a row this column features a music festival, Red Wing Roots Music Festival. I've always wanted to visit this one, if only for the setting. It and FloydFest, which I have attended, have to be the most beautiful fest backdrops in the East,

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