CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Acoustic Projects From Peter Mulvey, Morgan Harris, and Ordinary Elephant
Over the last decade or so, roots music has embraced more Southern and blues rock elements, with artists like Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and American Aquarium making electric instruments fit right into the roots mainstream. But sometimes it's nice to step back and revisit the “roots”
ALBUM REVIEW: Colby T. Helms Offers Emotional Origin Story on ‘Tales of Misfortune’
If you’re a country music fan, you’d do well to acquaint yourself with Colby T. Helms. The 21-year-old, with a voice and stylistic bent that’s reminiscent of current country star Tyler Childers, has the potential to be the next Appalachia-based singer-songwriter to make a splash. With his
Sierra Ferrell Beckons Fans to Follow on New Album, ‘Trail of Flowers’
It’s hard to imagine Sierra Ferrell finding time to make an album amid near constant touring and a slew of collaborations with artists from a wide range of genres, but making magic is part of her charm, and her latest trick is a new LP, Trail of Flowers.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Brittney Spencer Sings Straight From the Heart on Debut LP ‘My Stupid Life’
Although My Stupid Life is Brittney Spencer’s debut album, she’s already established herself as a straight-from-the-heart songwriter who is unafraid to share her vulnerability and claim her strengths. In 2022, the Baltimore native released the EP if I ever get there: a day at blackbird studio, and she
FAI Announces Honorees and 2023 Nominees for International Folk Music Awards
As Folk Alliance International gears up for its annual conference next month, it has announced the nominees for its International Folk Music Awards in the album, artist, and song categories, as well as several special achievement award winners.
The awards with nominees honor work released in 2023, and winners will
No Depression and Music Maker Foundation to Release 'Song Keepers' Book and Compilation
If the Music Maker Foundation sounds familiar, it should. The North Carolina-based nonprofit organization — which, according to its mission, "meets the day-to-day needs of the artists who create traditional American music, ensures their voices are heard, and gives all people access to our nation’s hidden musical treasures"