Roscoe Holcomb - Stranger in a strange land
The steep ridges and narrow valleys of the Cumberland Plateau separate the coal country of eastern Kentucky from the rolling hills of the Appalachians to the south. Strip mining has leveled many of the ridges and washed rock and gravel into many of the hollers, making a tough place even
Reeltime Travelers - Past, present, future
The Reeltime Travelers are transporting a timeless old-time sound and story to 21st-century audiences of all generations.
"I like that our music appeals across all walks of life," says banjo player Roy Andrade. "It's a joy to feel comfortable playing in front of anyone, and
Patty Hurst Shifter - Mama was a rolling stone
One of Murphy's lesser-known laws states that the best stories always come after the recorder is shut off. This time out, there was the one about Chris Smith, frontguy and lyricist for Patty Hurst Shifter, camping in line for two days to get second row center seats for
Built to Last
Editor's Note: Guy Clark passed away on May 17, 2016, according to his longtime friend and colleague Tamara Saviano. In his memory, we're re-running this cover story from 2002. May he rest in peace.
Guy Clark lives on a quiet cul de sac in West Nashville.
Doug Martsch - You gotta move
When Doug Martsch, once and future leader of Built To Spill, idiosyncratic guitar hero and full-time resident of Idaho, recorded his debut solo album, Now You Know, in the fall of 1999, he didn't like it very much. The album, a stripped-down semi-blues, partly country acoustic album recorded
Walking the Streets of Bakersfield
It's hard to find history in a patch of hot dirt, weeds, and cracked asphalt. Yet just such an abandoned vision of former honky-tonk glory is exactly what you get if you come to Bakersfield in search of the Blackboard, the infamous nightclub that, during the 1950s and