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ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Narrow Line,’ Mama’s Broke Brings Beauty out of Pain

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Narrow Line,’ Mama’s Broke Brings Beauty out of Pain

Having toured the world steadily for the past eight years, Mama’s Broke — Halifax, Nova Scotia-based folk duo Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria — are road warriors. Narrow Line, the follow-up to their 2017 debut album, Count the Wicked, came together because COVID lockdowns gave the pair time to focus

ALBUM REVIEW: Tray Wellington Reframes Banjo’s Story and Range on ‘Black Banjo’

ALBUM REVIEW: Tray Wellington Reframes Banjo’s Story and Range on ‘Black Banjo’

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Henley Spotlights Fading Sephardic Story With ‘Oras Dezaoradas’

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Henley Spotlights Fading Sephardic Story With ‘Oras Dezaoradas’

ALBUM REVIEW: Leyla McCalla Brings Haitian History Home on ‘Breaking the Thermometer’

ALBUM REVIEW: Leyla McCalla Brings Haitian History Home on ‘Breaking the Thermometer’

ALBUM REVIEW: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed Brings His Genre Blend to the Songs of Merle Haggard

ALBUM REVIEW: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed Brings His Genre Blend to the Songs of Merle Haggard

ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Lady for Sale' Highlights the Return of Sparkle Country

ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Lady for Sale' Highlights the Return of Sparkle Country

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘The Blue and The Gold,’ Ndidi O and Trish Klein Honor the Women of Blues Music

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘The Blue and The Gold,’ Ndidi O and Trish Klein Honor the Women of Blues Music