Tom Russell has recorded more than 25 albums — including many critically acclaimed ones — so it’s surprising to hear him declare his new release, Folk Hotel, his best one. “I spent a lot of time with the songs, isolated […]
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Recording music in bands since 1967, steel guitar extraordinaire Rusty Young finally released his first solo record this month—and it’s a tour de force. Waitin’ for the Sun on Blue Elan Records finally shows the world what Poco fans have […]
Jim Yester remembers his band, the Association, playing before a crowd that could fill up the Rose Bowl, but it’s the small venues he likes best. “The largest crowd the Association played before was probably the Wisconsin State Fair,” he says. “I […]
As he kicks off his North American tour this month and brings a full band for the first time in 13 years, Australian musical legend Paul Kelly believes he has satisfied his record label with his new album, Life is […]
Levon Helm’s barn in Woodstock, New York, was a perfect venue for the Wood Brothers’ most recent album, Live at the Barn. Eight of the album’s nine songs were recorded last year at the barn, which is officially known as […]
Carla Olson sang, played guitar, and was a leader of the highly respected Los Angeles-based rock band the Textones long before she met Gene Clark. Yet she credits the late Byrds singer for providing her with a musical education. “Gene […]
When asked about the music of his one-man band Strand of Oaks, Tim Showalter is tight-lipped, usually answering with a few words or a brief sentence or two. He shows no reluctance on the band’s website, however, spewing loads of […]
Five decades after “Angel of the Morning” became a Top 10 hit for Merrilee Rush, Chip Taylor gets “the same chill” when he sings it as he did when he wrote it in the 1960s. “I never wrote it as […]
A New Zealand music reviewer said Tami Neilson is “a red-hot honky-tonker somewhere between Patsy Cline and Wanda Jackson with perhaps just a little bit of Peggy Lee sophistication.” That’s quite a heap of praise for the Canadian singer-songwriter […]
Canadian songwriter David Myles was influenced by several artists’ concerts, but two performances by Tony Bennett really stand out. “A few years ago, I saw Tony Bennett in Chicago at a huge outdoor venue,” says Myles, who will be releasing […]
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