Props to Anderson East. With his first two albums, Delilah and Encore, he carved out a niche for himself at the nexus point of late-’60s, Stax Records-indebted soul and introspective alt-country. Anchored by a malleable voice that can alternate between […]
There’s been a lot happening in the world of roots music since I last did a photo roundup, and our ND photographers have been very busy in capturing a lot of it. They saw no fewer than 40 artists, from […]
The greatest soul music sings powerfully of love — of tortured love, of sweet nights in a lover’s arms, of tempestuous fights over little annoyances, of hearts broken by betrayal, of satisfied days of growing old together, of wanting and […]
Some of Americana’s best and brightest came together recently to honor the late Don Williams. Anderson East, Brent Cobb, and Dave Cobb all joined forces at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A to offer up a cover of Williams’ “Come Early Morning,” […]
This past year has been a banner one for live music. I thought what better way to kick off all the year-end reviews than with the folks who most likely attend more performances than almost anyone else — photographers. Even […]
The 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival just ended, and we are fortunate that ND photographer Mark J. Smith was there to capture so many great photos and provide this week’s commentary. As he first attended the festival in 1970, he knows his way […]
There has been a proliferation of music festivals, largely with an emphasis on rootsy music over the past decade or so, especially here in Virginia, from my wife’s and my favorite, the somewhat recent addition to the scene, the Red […]
To continue going beyond the limits of just DJs that I interview, it seems like the perfect time to get to know Jed Hilly, the very busy head of the AMA and ringleader at the upcoming Americana Music Festival & Conference (Sept. 20-25th) […]
This Thanksgiving, when we sit down for our turkey or tofu dinner, those of us who care about such things might take a moment to mark the 40th anniversary of The Band’s farewell concert. It was filmed by Martin Scorsese […]
