ALBUM REVIEW: Andrea von Kampen’s ‘Sister Moon’ Beckons to Stop, Look, and Listen
The beauty of Andrea von Kampen’s music is also responsible for its most frustrating aspect: that it makes no demands.
Von Kampen’s deeply rooted plainsong is all too easily washed out in a digital era where distractions and doomscrolling force popular music to bend into consumable shapes or
ALBUM REVIEW: Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh Combine Powers to Become the Wonder Women of Country
Country music has a long tradition of women banding together: Trio, Pistol Annies, Our Native Daughters, and The Highwomen come to mind. A new sisterhood now carries that same spirit, combining the musical superpowers of Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh into the Wonder Women of Country.
Singer-songwriters Willis,
ALBUM REVIEW: Paper Wings Lets New and Old Folk Blend Fly on ‘Listen to the World Spin’
Like Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, and Iris DeMent before them, the Nashville-based duo Paper Wings mixes coffeehouse folk with old-time and bluegrass — the haunting self-reflective introspection of Joni Mitchell and the haunting high lonesome sound of Bill Monroe.
The exact proportion of Mitchell to Monroe can vary from
THROUGH THE LENS: Two Baseball-Themed Roots Music Festivals Arrive Just in Time for Spring Training
Which came first, baseball or roots music? While that may be somewhat of a trick question, in this week’s column we get the best of both worlds: a report from two roots music festivals in Arizona just as Major League Baseball’s spring training kicks off.
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FRESH TRACK: Corb Lund – 'El Viejo (For Ian)'
Country singer-songwriter Corb Lund returns with a full album of original music, El Viejo. Watch the title track's video single, and stream the full album now.@corblund@newwestrecords
ALBUM REVIEW: Dion Highlights Women Collaborators on 'Girl Friends'
Since the start of his career in the 1950s and ’60s, Dion has surrounded himself with women — whether via musical odes like “Runaround Sue,” “Donna the Prima Donna,” and “Ruby Baby” or through collaborations with musicians like Ronnie Spector, Patti Scialfa, and Darlene Love. Now on his new record, Girl