ALBUM REVIEW: Missy Raines Lets Bluegrass Spread Its Wings on ‘Highlander’
The state motto of Missy Raines’ home state of West Virginia is “Montani semper liberi” — a Latin phrase that translates to “Mountaineers are always free.” The dynamic reach of Raines’ new bluegrass masterwork, Highlander, is an exhibition of such freedom and a testament to the slogan’s truth.
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Steel Wheels Steer Through Changes in Sound and Life on ‘Sideways’
If you don't like the Steel Wheels track you're listening to, just wait a few minutes. Shapeshifting seems to be a hobby of this Virginia-based group that started life as an acoustic stringband, adding instruments and members along the way to reach their current five-piece format.
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2023: Keturah Allgood
Keturah Allgood brought music and infectious optimism from the mountains of North Carolina to Nashville for her No Depression Session at Jaan’s House during AmericanaFest 2023, flanked by longtime collaborator Bradford Carson on background vocals and electric guitar. All four of the songs on this ND Session can be
No Depression's Best of January 2024 Playlist
January can be quite the slog after a busy holiday season, so mostly I've been wishing folks a "gentle" entry into the new year. Luckily, roots musicians provided not just gentle, but rollicking and thoughtful songs to ease into 2024: Spotlight artist Lizzie No traverses a
THROUGH THE LENS: The Artistry of Black & White Roots Music Photography
As with virtually all photographers of a certain age, I grew up with a Kodak Brownie camera and black-and-white film. College was, for many of us, the first opportunity to have access to a darkroom. Due to both the cost and complexity of the equipment needed to process and print
FRESH TRACK: ISMAY – 'Stranger in the Barn'
Desert Pavement builds a bridge between past and present. "I create music that's informed by older traditions and makes you feel the way old folk music does," ISMAY says, “but it doesn't sound like something you've heard before." The album was