Those of you who have been reading my weekly No Depression columns over the years or following my daily Facebook posts hopefully view me as an observant musical news aggregator if not, perhaps, the occasional agitator. I usually spend an hour […]
Here’s a podcast on the recent Americana Music Association UK Awards show in London earlier this month. Included in the podcast are songs by Lewis and Leigh, Sam Outlaw, Jim Lauderdale and Steepways. Please feel free to share your feedback in the comments […]
Thanksgiving is over, December lies ahead with its year-end reviews, assessments, and lists. While I, too, have some to share with our readers next month, it’s a good time to feature some of the outstanding pictures ND’s photographers have taken […]
Well, after operating this column for months, I figure it’s about time I take a look in the mirror and answer my own questions about radio and being a DJ. This week’s subject is me. What else can I say? I […]
Before there was Americana, before there was alt-country, there was folk music. Or, as Bill Broonzy once said, “I guess all songs are folk songs, I ain’t heard no horse sing ’em.” This week we have a treat by Jill […]
Albert Lee is known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also maintained a solo career and is […]
I focus most of my reviews on the albums that will be of the widest interest, which generally means well-known artists. However, I also want to direct attention to some of the less-prominent performers who seem deserving of the spotlight. […]
In the mid-1970s, after the glam rock scene had died down and before the punk rock explosion would hit, England was filled with working-class bands extolling the virtues of American R&B, country and blues. Road Runner brings to mind the […]
For his third vocal album (and first in 21 years), Lee chooses a noble theme: the work of his friend and onetime bandleader, Emmylou Harris. All ten songs are drawn from the Harris repertoire (some of them familiar hits, others […]
