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50 STATES OF FOLK: The Enduring Power of Kentucky’s High Lonesome Sound

50 STATES OF FOLK: The Enduring Power of Kentucky’s High Lonesome Sound

We in the bluegrass world love to talk about the high lonesome sound -- that painful, heartbreaking high tenor pealing out mournfully in the happy-sad songs in our particular musical canon -- as though it’s something that’s wholly ours. If it were up to our most hardcore traditionalist stalwarts,

THE READING ROOM: Mary Chapin Carpenter on Openness and Telling Your ‘One Story’

THE READING ROOM: Mary Chapin Carpenter on Openness and Telling Your ‘One Story’

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: Bessie Jones, 'Oh Death,' and a Story of the Supernatural

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: Bessie Jones, 'Oh Death,' and a Story of the Supernatural

THROUGH THE LENS: From Rhiannon Giddens to Sierra Ferrell, Singles in the Spotlight

THROUGH THE LENS: From Rhiannon Giddens to Sierra Ferrell, Singles in the Spotlight

THE LONG HAUL: How to Play Music with Your Partner

THE LONG HAUL: How to Play Music with Your Partner

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Tweedy Offers Insight and Encouragement in ‘How to Write One Song’

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Tweedy Offers Insight and Encouragement in ‘How to Write One Song’

50 STATES OF FOLK: Minnesota’s Jubilant Scandinavian Fiddle Tradition

50 STATES OF FOLK: Minnesota’s Jubilant Scandinavian Fiddle Tradition