Over the course of a decade plus, Eilen Jewell has drawn eclectically from the folk, country, rock, and alt Americana traditions, forging compelling hybridizations, her sensitive songwriting and vocal skills resulting in a multifaceted oeuvre: from the austere debut, Boundary […]
Singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell and her band rolled into Raleigh, NC, bringing her timeless brand of blues and honky-tonk to a packed room at the Stag’s Head Music Hall. Opening with “Rich Man’s World,” Jewell’s 20-song set covered material from throughout her 10+ […]
Since the clock struck midnight on January 1, I promised myself to get deeper into the history of American string music. Despite spending the last few years wading my way through the fertile swamps of newgrass, bluegrass, and Americana, I […]
Moving into a new year is an excellent time to revisit old favorites and look back at how much they meant to us when we first discovered them. Thanks to a solid reissue of Eilen Jewell’s debut record Boundary County […]
Fred Boenig has been in the “business” for many years and I admire his passion, honesty, and courage. That said, I feel that he’s a little harsh on the Americana Music Association and radio promoters. It should also be noted that Fred […]
Podcasting has been getting a lot of interest lately, but this is the first Radio Friendly interview highlighting a podcaster. I think that Calvin Powers of the Americana Music Show does one of the best podcasts out there. Bill Frater: Where […]
Eilen Jewell at the City Winery in Nashville, during AmericanaFest 2015.
The Americana Music Festival and Conference is, it goes without saying, one of the largest and most versatile live music events in America, when it comes to this kind of music, however you might choose to define it — twangy […]
We couldn’t have asked for a lovelier evening in Western Massachusetts than the one we got last night for the kickoff of this year’s Green River Festival. Now in its 29th year, this annual event is getting heralded near and […]
Boise is a place caught between two worlds. The city, which rises on a high desert plain in Southwestern Idaho, is both urban and wild. The Boise River snakes its way past monuments of industry, while mountains rise to the […]
