THROUGH THE LENS: Overlooked and Neglected Roots Music Releases of 2025
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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: The Last Word on Slim Dunlap, a Two-Part Glen Hansard Set, and More
A two-disc reissue, the first half of a double live album, three fast-rising women singer-songwriters, and possibly the oldest artist ever to release a debut record: This month’s Founders’ Keepers column is a grab-bag of weird stories and musical wonders.
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BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News
This week was a good one for the blues. A five-CD, 118-track box set of Ma Rainey's work, titled Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928, will be released on July 24 via Black Swan Records / George H Buck Jazz Foundation. This will the most comprehensive