It’s been nearly 30 years since Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt got together to release their original Trio record, in 1987, and the music still holds up beautifully. Here are three women who have weathered every passing trend […]
When Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris began singing together in mutual admiration well before the release of the first Trio album in 1987, there was no Americana, no O Brother, no conventional category into which this music fit. […]
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) […]
The summer may be over, but there is plenty of dancing in the street that will greet this fall’s outstanding slate of releases from a variety of folks. A couple of legends, a couple that should be legends by now, some […]
This week we explore the intimate photography of Peter Dervin from Seattle. I called his photos “intimate” even before I saw his imprssive resume, as they reveal a certain familiartity with his subjects that comes only with time and tenderness — both […]
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 […]
When Jim Lauderdale takes the stage on September 21 at the Americana Music Association’s 15th Annual Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman, I have no doubt he will receive not only thunderous applause, but likely the longest standing ovation anyone has ever […]
It’s been 30 years ago since March that Guitar Town came out. I was only six so it would be unreasonable of me to be cross about not having got it hot off the press or whatever you say with […]
There were many tribute concerts in bars, clubs, and performance halls around the country on May 24, 2016, the diamond anniversary of Bob Dylan’s birth. I chose the one that was the second day of a two-night tribute at the Ryman. […]
He called it dispensation. Special dispensation for white boys. There was a routine Guy Clark would remember years later: Someone would call ahead and get clearance that that a group of young white boys wanted to come see Lightning Hopkins. The […]
