Stacy Chandler

When a keen-eyed songwriter like Iris DeMent looks out upon this modern world, it’s hard to see past all the ugliness. But even in so harsh a landscape, DeMent can spot hope on the horizon. That hope is what has kept DeMent moving forward these last few hard years,

The roots music world is marking what would have been guitar hero Doc Watson’s 100th birthday this year with a tribute album filled with loving renditions of some of his best known songs. I Am a Pilgrim: Doc Watson At 100, coming April 28 on FLi Records/Budde Music,

While Ben Folds has been busy with a wide array of musical projects in the past decade or so, it’s been a while since we’ve heard him tap back into his singer-songwriter side — but that wait is about to be over. For What Matters Most, his first studio

Whatever adjective you’d like to apply to it, it’s great news that Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives have announced their first album in six years, Altitude. Coming May 19 on Snakefarm, Altitude was written as Stuart was on the road with Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn as

There’s a new supergroup in town, and their roots run deep. Mighty Poplar — Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge, Greg Garrison from Leftover Salmon, and Alex Hargreaves, who plays with Billy Strings — announced its existence today, along with a new, self-titled album. On Mighty