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"Now it's time for us to step up and figure out how to be good neighbors and good comrades and good teachers and good partners and how to live closer to one another," says Leah Song of folk and world music collective Rising Appalachia at the start of the band's new single, "Occupy." The song... Continue Reading →
Lilly Hiatt is no stranger to vulnerability, and uses it to build connections to those who listen to her heartfelt brand of rockicana. The twangy songstress is gearing up to release her intensely personal, autobiographical album, Trinity Lane, via New West Records on August 25th. Written mostly upon her return from a cross-country tour, Hiatt... Continue Reading →
Susan Cattaneo, longtime New England favorite and member of the beloved group The Boxcar Lillies, blends folk, rock, and blues with a strong dose of twang. Her new double album, The Hammer & The Heart, brims with everything from barn-burning rockers to heart wrenching ballads and features a staggering 41 special guests, including Americana stalwarts... Continue Reading →
Inspired by the story unfurled in “The Lacemakers Of Glen Mara“ by Heather Barbieri, Nashville twangy folkstress Sarah Lou Richards penned “The Fisherman,” a track from her new album, Someone Who Gets Me, set for release on September 29th. Set in a small fishing community on the coast of Ireland, the story revolves around a... Continue Reading →
“Hey Dan, where’s my art?” the people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire would shout at award-winning singer/songwriter Dan Blakeslee, who, in addition to crafting thoughtful and poignant music, is a maker of visual art. Fifteen years ago, Blakeslee had deeply overcommitted himself, and for about a year, decided to skip using main thoroughfares and opted for... Continue Reading →
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the godmother of rock and roll". This live recording from 1960 had never been on vinyl until now, 57 years... Continue Reading →
“I had a teacher, she told my mother that she better find me a trade/because boys like me well, we all grow up to be long term guests of the state,” Ron Pope reveals to us in the title track from his upcoming album Work. From that inauspicious childhood memory, Pope was inspired to take... Continue Reading →
“I was raised on a horse farm and I admittedly took it for granted,” admits Canadian cowboy Blake Berglund, who will release his stellar new record, Realms, on September 1st. “Growing up around that many horses instilled this kind of cowboy lifestyle. My grandfather was a rodeo cowboy, my brother is a rodeo cowboy, my father... Continue Reading →
Phoenix-based independent label Fervor Records is releasing both music from new artists as well as compiling and maintaining an impressive collection of cult hits, deep cuts, and rarities from the 1920s to current day. The label was founded in 1989 by David Hilker and a few friends as a non-profit with 100% of proceeds going to the Central... Continue Reading →
What would you do for love? California Americountry outfit CALICO The Band, led by duo Manda Mosher and Kirsten Proffit, explore that idea in their new single, “Cold Cold Love.” ‘"Cold Cold Love' addresses the damage that occurs when you love a character who continually ties you into dangerous situations,” explains Mosher. “During the writing... Continue Reading →