The “cover album,” particularly one that focuses on a single musician’s work, enables an artist to pay homage to an influence, explore alternate approaches, and demonstrate how stellar material lends itself to myriad interpretations. Consider Bob Dylan’s salute to Frank […]
In my never ending quest to bring to ND readers the length and breadth of roots music around the globe, this week the Southern Fried Festival in Perth, Scotland is featured. The festival bills itself as the “Festival of American […]
Gretchen Peters selects her favourite vinyl album (Gram Parsons Grievous Angel) for a listening session at Southern Fried Festival
“If we deal in anything as artists, we must be promoting empathy. That’s what music can do. It can’t change the world, but it can make you feel things for people you’ve never met. It can make you understand the […]
Last month we polled our staffers and regular album reviewers on their favorite records of the year so far. It’s never an easy question, and always a subjective one. Among our voters, only 10 records received multiple votes with the […]
