Teaching music is often a way for independent musicians to supplement their income from performing. To use a modern term, it’s a side hustle. For me, it’s become an increasingly central part of my life when I’m not on the […]
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Country To Country (C2C) has established itself as the UK’s heavyweight country music festival. It is held annually over three days at London’s cavernous O2 venue. The headline acts start in the main arena late afternoon and there is no […]
The next couple of months will see some exciting new roots and Americana releases. From Americana staples to a septuagenarian’s first recording to young twin sisters who are steeped in the bluegrass tradition, ND readers will love the seven selected here. […]
I must have heard their latest album 50 to 100 times and was pumped enough to hear them play live that I was there chomping on an excellent club sandwich and quaffing a Blue Point (?) Pilsner about seven, the […]
Last Friday, Erin Costelo released her new album Down Below, the Status Quo. The album was already out in Costelo’s native Canada, earning heaps of acclaim and a handful of award nominations, including wins for Producer of the Year and Solo Recording of […]
For music fans, Christmas comes in April — this year, it’s April 21, to be specific. That’s when Record Store Day 2018 will sweep America’s record shops, bringing with it performances, parties, and plenty of drool-worthy new and exclusives releases. […]
Jon Langford has had a prolific musical career, releasing many stellar albums solo and with the Mekons, the Three Johns, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Skull Orchard, and the Waco Brothers. His most recent album, Four Lost Souls, is so different […]
I write this week’s column in a mild brain fog. Over the weekend, a short trip to Atlanta has caused me to lose, then regain an hour, only to lose it again on Sunday thanks to some archaic law known […]
Robert Lee Castleman’s “The Lucky One” (on Alison Krauss and Union Station’s “New Favorite”) won him the Grammy for Best Country Song. But the song that captured my attention when I first gave the album a listen was “Let Me […]
Austin-based songstress Sarah Sharp has just released her new Wake EP! A former member of the famed Jitterbug Vipers, the DIY release of her full-length debut of Viper Jazz inspired originals earned her top placements in the 2014 Austin music […]
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