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50 STATES OF FOLK: The Mandolin’s Ellis Island Journey to the All-American Sound

50 STATES OF FOLK: The Mandolin’s Ellis Island Journey to the All-American Sound

Nowadays, the mandolin is inexorably linked in the American popular consciousness to roots music. It’s so deeply tied to the genre, it’s even the butt of a joke about pandering to stereotypes in country music. But it wasn’t always this way. The mandolin was an immigrant whose

THE READING ROOM: Top Music Books of 2019

THE READING ROOM: Top Music Books of 2019

THROUGH THE LENS: Seven Overlooked Roots Albums of 2019

THROUGH THE LENS: Seven Overlooked Roots Albums of 2019

50 STATES OF FOLK: Carry Me Back to Old Virginia

50 STATES OF FOLK: Carry Me Back to Old Virginia

THROUGH THE LENS: The Women Who Are Taking Back Country Music

THROUGH THE LENS: The Women Who Are Taking Back Country Music

THE READING ROOM: New Janis Joplin Biography Brings the Focus Back to the Music

THE READING ROOM: New Janis Joplin Biography Brings the Focus Back to the Music

THROUGH THE LENS: Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, and More Photos of the Week

THROUGH THE LENS: Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, and More Photos of the Week