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Award-winning fiddling foursome The Fretless has taken traditional Irish folk music and turned it on its head with their recently-released album, Live From The Artfarm. Through its deconstruction and transformation of the usual rhythmic, harmonic and structured arrangements of fiddle styles around the world, the Canadian band is pushing traditional music to a new place,... Continue Reading →
"I worked as a journalist for a lot of years, and I’ve tried to see things from as many sides as I could," says Jesse James DeConto of Durham, North Carolina-based folk-rock outfit The Pinkerton Raid. "But on election night in 2016, America just didn’t make any sense anymore, as though we had stopped being... Continue Reading →
The National Reserve cut their teeth doing residencies in Brooklyn clubs, vying for the thinly-spread attention of each night's crowd--and they got really good at it. Their sound is already a classic, a unique rockicana blend that's all their own. "Who do they sound like?" you might ask...well, they sound like The National Reserve. Now, the band... Continue Reading →
Folkicana duo The Contenders released their debut full-length, Laughing With The Reckless on November 3rd via Rock Ridge Music. The pair traveled the world in support of the album, the follow-up to their 2014 EP, Meet The Contenders, which explores the perseverance of hope in dark times along with the powerful way that music can connect... Continue Reading →
It’s been said that there’s no place like home, but what exactly is home? And, when you feel like you don’t belong, or can be eradicated or ejected from a place at any time, is that really home? Chicago-based singer JB Brooks and his new project, the JC Brooks Band, explores this idea in his... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based collective The Herbert Bail Orchestra blends folk-rock, countricana, and blues into one soulfully delectable dish. The band began in 2011 with Anthony Frattolillo (singer, guitarist) and Andrew Katz (accordionist), childhood friends that started writing and performing music in homage to Frattolillo’s deceased “Grandpa Jack” who they posthumously found out was born by another... Continue Reading →
Virginia native Janie Barnett cut her teeth on bluegrass festivals, church coffeehouses, and the American Folklife Festival. When she met iconic Americana barnstormer and newgrass pioneer John Hartford at Folklife, so began her love affair with the alternate roots movement. Always dancing along outside-of-the-box boundaries, Barnett found her place in New York City, making a... Continue Reading →
“Tim hates the idea. And I agree. Country Roots is a terrible title,” laughs Whiskey Wolves of the West band member Leroy Powell of their forthcoming album, out March 2nd via Rock Ridge Music. "But so is the name Whiskey Wolves of the West. It's completely ridiculous. That's what makes me love it so much. ... Continue Reading →
Folkicana duo The Contenders released their debut full-length, Laughing With The Reckless on November 3rd via Rock Ridge Music. The pair traveled the world in support of the album, the follow-up to their 2014 EP, Meet The Contenders, which explores the perseverance of hope in dark times along with the powerful connection of music, old friends,... Continue Reading →
Over the past year, alt-country songcrafter Lottie has navigated her soul through a tireless maze, a metaphor aptly in line with her debut EP, Leaving The Labyrinth; now, where Labyrinth saw Lottie successfully grappling with her inner demons, her forthcoming release tells a survivor’s story, where imperfections have evolved into graces, and fear has given... Continue Reading →