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Amos Perrine

Sweetheart of the Rodeo at The Ryman: Musings on History and Irony

Sweetheart of the Rodeo at The Ryman: Musings on History and Irony

In late 1967 The Byrds were at a crossroads, doubly so. With David Crosby's exit they needed additional personnel, and as their last records, singles, and album had not sold very well they were also in a creative quandary. Remaining members Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman initially had

Takeaways from AmericanaFest 2018; or, WTF is Americana?

Takeaways from AmericanaFest 2018; or, WTF is Americana?

What if god is a 17-year-old girl with purple hair standing in front of a Marshall amp playing a red guitar? — David Olney Most Asked Question of the Week What the fuck is Americana? Some asked in earnest, but to most it was a rhetorical musing about the state of

Roger Miller Tribute, Mandy Barnett, Marc Ribot, and Other Notable Roots Music Releases

Roger Miller Tribute, Mandy Barnett, Marc Ribot, and Other Notable Roots Music Releases

The week leading up to AmericanFest offers up a slew of outstanding new roots music releases, from a couple that you most likely have heard about and a bunch more that I do not want to drop off the map. Here goes. Various Artists - King of the Road: A

LSD: (L)ucinda Williams, (S)teve Earle, (D)wight Yoakam in Nashville

LSD: (L)ucinda Williams, (S)teve Earle, (D)wight Yoakam in Nashville

The thing one notices about Nashville these days is the confusing amount of construction and the cranes that litter its skyline. So it was quite a juxtaposition to drive into a town with near empty streets, deserted by any reasonable standard. Yes, I know the public schools had just replenished

Seven Scottish-Americana Artists Deserving Wider Acclaim

Seven Scottish-Americana Artists Deserving Wider Acclaim

In my ever expanding quest to report on roots music in other parts of the world, this week our attention is turned to what's happening on the other side of the Atlantic. Again, we have Scotland's Carol Graham to share her insights, enthusiasm, and photographs of

San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Up Close & Personal

San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Up Close & Personal

If it is October, it’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass time at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Once again readers of this column will be able to experience, up close and personal, that autumnal gathering via the photos and words of Peter Dervin, with additional photos by Holly Horn. Peter

The Endearing Qualities of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

The Endearing Qualities of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

It had been nearly six years to the day since I had seen Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the initial The Harrow & the Harvest tour, so I was not about to miss this short mini-tour to celebrate the album's release on record. Instead