FRESH TRACK: Sammy Brue - "Lord, I'm Ready Now"
Songwriter Sammy Brue has announced the release of The Journals, a passion project and tribute to his mentor, Justin Townes Earle. The album includes never-before-recorded songs from Earle's journals entrusted by his widow, Jenn Marie Earle. Some of the songs on the album are based on lyric sheets,
ALBUM REVIEW: Della Mae Returns with Joyous, Soul-Affirming ‘Magic Accident’
Della Mae is back with joyous, soul-affirming music. Grammy award-winning banjoist Alison Brown produces and plays on Magic Accident, the band’s first album for Compass Records and their first since 2021’s Family Reunion. The songs on Magic Accident embraces the complexity of life while celebrating the glimmers of
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, Seth Kibel, and Marc Gunn
The slow winter months in the crowdfunding landscape provide fewer artists for me to choose who gets featured here. I usually try to theme each month's column, picking three artists who have a similar style, type of perk, etc. that tells a story about the world of crowdfunding.
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at AMERICANAFEST: Alex Lambert
Fort Worth-bred singer-songwriter Alex Lambert visited us at The Red Building on Nashville's Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to share three new songs in their most basic form, just vocals and acoustic guitars. The stripped down arrangement naturally put Lambert's soulful rasp front and center in
BONUS TRACKS: International Folk Music Award Winners and More Roots Music News
The 38th annual Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference and festival is still taking place through this weekend, with thousands of participants descending on the already musical city of New Orleans. On Wednesday night, FAI hosted its International Folk Music Awards during a two-hour, star-studded presentation. The categories and nominees are
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Scenes from Above’ Julian Lage’s New Quartet Delivers New Stunning Blues, Jazz, and Soul Quartet
Julian Lage is a ceaselessly inventive composer and one of the best guitarists playing today. On Scenes from Above, produced by Joe Henry, he joins forces with keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen in a new quartet to deliver stunning new tunes that move among blues,