Henry Carrigan

Tray Wellington keeps moving, exploring music from a variety of angles. His 2022 debut full-length album, Black Banjo, showcased his innovative songwriting and instrumental virtuosity. On his newest album, Detour to the Moon, Wellington builds on his earlier efforts, illustrating his ingenious approach to locating sonic similarities within bluegrass and

In maybe the best news of the year, the Man in Black returns, more than 20 years after his death, with new music on Songwriter. These 11 songs, which he wrote mostly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, capture the richness and purity of his voice, and the clarity

The title of Jim Lauderdale’s new album is just right. On My Favorite Place, his 37th album, the ambassador of Americana has settled into his musical comfort zones: western swing, rockabilly, country weepers, bluegrass rambles, and folk ballads. He’s enjoying himself, too, crooning in his unmistakable voice, following

The Mavericks just keep getting better. There’s an intimate, organic quality to their music that pulls listeners in immediately, allowing them to dwell in the luscious harmonies, the sumptuous instrumentation, and the ingenious songwriting of the band. Moon & Stars launches these qualities into the sonic stratosphere. The album