There is a moment on James McMurtry’s new album, The Horses and the Hounds, where he admits what seems to be an autobiographical truth: “There’s more in the mirror than there is up ahead.” In his 59 years on […]
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In my last column, I wrote about the multinational nature of Americana music. Because my mind sometimes leaps to weird places, it made me spend these last two weeks thinking about place. Specifically, how place affects music. In some […]
Renowned Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has died in Nashville at the age of 68, Rounder Records has confirmed. No cause of death was announced. Griffith, who released 18 studio albums (two of her final three came out on Rounder) over […]
As hospitals started filling up again and COVID-19 cases spiked in many places in the US this week, venues and artists alike took action to make sure their events aren’t causing any further spread. Most notably in the roots […]
Raising the spirits of music fans when it’s sorely needed, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced they’ve reunited for a new album, Raise the Roof. The project comes 14 years after Raising Sand, their initial pairing that won […]
What if the young William Miller — the lead character in Almost Famous — didn’t grow up to be a rock writer but ended up becoming a lawyer, but a lawyer who couldn’t leave behind the music that shaped him? […]
Have you ever been to fiddle camp? I’m not talking about high school orchestra camp, with its scratchy uniforms and mandated practice hours. I’m talking about hide out in the woods, laugh until you cry, stay up all night […]
I always get excited when I get the opportunity to share with ND readers new albums that I find enticing. This theme for this week’s column could be third time’s the charm, as three artists — Sierra Ferrell, Maggie Rose, […]
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival pulled the plug on its plans for a 2021 event, scheduled for October, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the city. “As a result of the current exponential growth of new COVID […]
If you’re of a certain age, you remember when MTV played … music … and how those videos that your mom probably didn’t want you watching were absolutely formative to your later music fandom. There are a whole bunch of […]
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