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Stacy Chandler

In the Deep End With Chatham Rabbits

In the Deep End With Chatham Rabbits

When you see North Carolina folk duo Chatham Rabbits on stage, you’re getting the real deal: heartfelt lyrics over guitar and banjo, an instant connection with audiences, and banter that can only come from a married duo that spends way too much time together but still manages to be

Amanda Shires Explores Roles as Woman, Wife, and Mother on New Album ‘Take It Like a Man’

Amanda Shires Explores Roles as Woman, Wife, and Mother on New Album ‘Take It Like a Man’

Amanda Shires has announced her next solo flight with a new album, Take It Like a Man. Shires, a founding member of The Highwomen supergroup and frequent collaborator with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, has put out several singles over the past few years, including 2020’s “The Problem,

Allison Russell and Crys Matthews Among Honorees at International Folk Music Awards

Allison Russell and Crys Matthews Among Honorees at International Folk Music Awards

Folk Alliance International bestowed its Best of 2021 awards as well as a new batch of lifetime achievement and other honors Wednesday evening on the first day of its conference being held in Kansas City. Allison Russell won Artist of the Year as well as Album of the Year for

Lyle Lovett Is Not the Same, But He’s Different

Lyle Lovett Is Not the Same, But He’s Different

Toward the end of Lyle Lovett’s new album, 12th of June, comes “Are We Dancing,” a lushly orchestrated tune that evokes young lovers sweeping across a ballroom floor in a Golden Age movie. It’s romantic and grand, sounding like something out of the Great American Songbook. But it’

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Five Festival Veterans Explain the Magic of MerleFest

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Five Festival Veterans Explain the Magic of MerleFest

EDITOR’S NOTE: As MerleFest gets rolling this week in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, we thought we’d share part of this story from our Spring 2022 “General Admission” journal about its history and why it’s so important to the performers who come back year after year. To read the

Founding Member Woody Platt Leaving Steep Canyon Rangers

Founding Member Woody Platt Leaving Steep Canyon Rangers

Western North Carolina-based modern bluegrassers Steep Canyon Rangers announced today that singer, guitarist, and songwriter Woody Platt is leaving the band after 23 years. The moves comes from a desire to step away from touring and stay closer to home, according to a press release from the band’s

Liz Beebe’s ‘Songscape’ Pairs Creativity and Conservation [VIDEO]

Liz Beebe’s ‘Songscape’ Pairs Creativity and Conservation [VIDEO]

Last summer, singer-songwriter and Dustbowl Revival alum Liz Beebe spent a few days on the Green River, floating and paddling her way from just below Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah to Echo Park in Colorado. She wasn’t alone. Accompanying her was a creative team from Sustain Music &