Marisa Anderson Brings a World of ‘UnAmerican’ Music To Her Guitar
The first arrangement that instrumentalist guitarist and songwriter Marisa Anderson completed for The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music, Vol. 1 is a song called “Hamd.” The original version, known as “Mamoor Ho Raha Hai,” is an ecstatic, 18-minute Sufi Qawali by the legendary Sabri Brothers of Pakistan. It features
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: The Last Word on Slim Dunlap, a Two-Part Glen Hansard Set, and More
A two-disc reissue, the first half of a double live album, three fast-rising women singer-songwriters, and possibly the oldest artist ever to release a debut record: This month’s Founders’ Keepers column is a grab-bag of weird stories and musical wonders.
Slim Dunlap — Every Little Word
THROUGH THE LENS: Southern California Roots Music at the 2026 Stagecoach & BeachLife Festivals
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Lucinda's: Jade Jackson
We are proud to present this installment of our No Depression Session series in partnership with NYC honky-tonk Lucinda’s and Hiatus Tequila. When Lucinda Williams teamed up with industry lifers Laura McCarthy and Kelley Swindall to create a Southern country bar in NYC’s East Village with a
BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News
This week was a good one for the blues. A five-CD, 118-track box set of Ma Rainey's work, titled Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928, will be released on July 24 via Black Swan Records / George H Buck Jazz Foundation. This will
ALBUM REVIEW: Steep Canyon Rangers Tell Stories of Their ‘Next Act’
With the release of Next Act, their 15th studio album, Steep Canyon Rangers display the dynamics of their partnership — one that cannot be reduced to a formula. The album incorporates their compelling songwriting, strong vocals, and instrumentals that, when played live, seem to channel instruments not even present on stage.