Mention the name Will Kimbrough and the word “collaboration” often springs to mind, such is the long and rich list of his musical partners: Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Todd Snider, Shemekia Copeland, and Gretchen Peters to name only some. Among […]
Rod Picott so vividly conveys the lives of those on the edge, struggling to earn a living or those just too exhausted to carry on. Much of his inspiration is personal; he has lived that life himself. A trademark of […]
“I set out to make a folky, small lo-fi rock ’n’ roll record,” Gregory Alan Isakov says in a press release of his approach to Appaloosa Bones, his sixth studio album. That the result is an atmospheric soundscape layered like […]
As with each of her previous three albums, Beth Bombara’s distinct vocals and perceptive lyrics on It All Goes Up leave a deep impression. But where It All Goes Up differs is in the sense of space she creates with […]
For her fourth album, and third with The Heartache, Laura Benitez has achieved the delicate balancing act of retaining all the attractions of those previous releases while adding new dimensions to place California Centuries as her best yet. A fresh […]
Two years ago at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Cahalen Morrison sang “My Girl’s Heavy” as part of the Transatlantic Sessions, the string of shows Jerry Douglas puts together each year featuring roots artists from both sides of the […]
Three years ago while on a tour break in Tucson, Arizona, Scottish singer-songwriter Dean Owens met Calexico’s Joey Burns completely by chance. They hit it off and kept in touch. Burns suggested Owens should record with him and some of […]
Both a celebration and a dire warning, Spell Songs II: Let the Light In will draw you into an absorbing musical interpretation of our fast disappearing natural world. A blend of folk, world music, and spoken word in songs new […]
Pondering some kind of central theme that links the 10 songs on I’ll Meet You Here, her first album release in six years, Dar Williams finally settled on “acceptance.” Not in a passive sense, but an acknowledgement that being true […]
Western Sun, the third album from The Nell & Jim Band, presents an immense sweep of roots music history that takes the listener on a sonic migration from Europe through the United States to California. On the way they tell […]
