Phil Madeira is a Renaissance man. He’s an in-demand sideman in Nashville — he played keyboard and accordion at the recent Songwriting with Soldiers concert there — he’s a constant in Emmylou Harris’ band, the Red Dirt Boys, he’s a […]
Phil Madeira is a Renaissance man. He’s an in-demand sideman in Nashville — he played keyboard and accordion at the recent Songwriting with Soldiers concert there — he’s a constant in Emmylou Harris’ band, the Red Dirt Boys, he’s a […]
Despite the best efforts of my local big box store, which has been playing Christmas music since mid-October, to start it early, the holiday season now is officially upon us. This time of year sees an uptick in crowdfunding campaigns, […]
Most weeks in this space, I feature two or three of the newest crowdfunding campaigns to hit the internet. But just critical to a well run crowdfunding campaign than its launch is its finish. Those final couple of weeks before […]
After last week’s diversion into exploring crowdfunding platform Patreon, we’re back to normal with this week’s edition of Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week. This week, we have a new project from one of Americana’s most prolific producers, songwriters, and sidemen, […]
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 […]
While it’s easy to think of Americana and roots music as a strictly American institution, the core of roots music traces directly back to England, Ireland, and Wales, with many a popular Appalachian traditional taking root from a similar song […]
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