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BONUS TRACKS: Mourning Musical Losses, Celebrating 'Southeastern,' and More

BONUS TRACKS: Mourning Musical Losses, Celebrating 'Southeastern,' and More

It’s been a tough string of losses in the music community lately, from bluegrass icons Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds, bluegrass innovator Roger Sprung, and beloved pop singer Sinéad O’Connor last month to The Band’s Robbie Robertson this week. Also this week we lost the folksinger Rodriguez,

The Band's Robbie Robertson Dies at Age 80

The Band's Robbie Robertson Dies at Age 80

Robbie Robertson, songwriter and guitarist for The Band, died today in Los Angeles at age 80, according to a statement from his manager. Among Robertson’s writing credits are classics including “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” but beyond specific songs, he

BONUS TRACKS: Buffy Sainte-Marie Retires From Live Shows

BONUS TRACKS: Buffy Sainte-Marie Retires From Live Shows

Singer-songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie announced Thursday evening that she is retiring from live performances due to physical challenges. “I have made the difficult decision to pull out of all scheduled performances in the foreseeable future,” Sainte-Marie said in a statement. “Arthritic hands and a recent shoulder injury have made

In the Deep End With … Joshua Ray Walker

In the Deep End With … Joshua Ray Walker

It only takes a few seconds of Joshua Ray Walker’s What Is It Even? to realize this is a bold project. The 11-song tribute to female singers and songwriters starts with an unaccompanied piercing country wail: “I’m cryin’ …” But it’s not a country weeper, or at least

New Album ‘Cousin’ to Join the Wilco Family

New Album ‘Cousin’ to Join the Wilco Family

Wilco has announced a new addition to its family of groundbreaking albums. Cousin, produced by Welsh singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cate Le Bon, arrives Sept. 29 on the band’s dBpm Records. “I’m cousin to the world,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy says in a press release announcing the album. “I

BONUS TRACKS: Newport Folk Festival Sets Sail, An Interview With Tyler Childers, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Newport Folk Festival Sets Sail, An Interview With Tyler Childers, and More

The Newport Folk Festival gets rolling today in Rhode Island, and across three full days of sets from Billy Strings, Jason Isbell, Aimee Mann, Jon Batiste, Turnpike Troubadours, and tons more, it’s sure to be a blast. But it’s more than the lineup that makes a festival great.

'In Your Love' Song and Video Heralds New Tyler Childers Album

'In Your Love' Song and Video Heralds New Tyler Childers Album

After a few days of teasing something new on social media with video clips showing farming equipment and mining scenes, Tyler Childers has dropped a gorgeous new song — the first single from a new album coming in just a few weeks. “In Your Love” is a gorgeous song about looking