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Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments David Grisman, Doc Watson, Elektra, Gaither Carlton, Jac Holzman, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Pete Seigel, Smithsonian Folkways, The Even Dozen Jug Band

Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962

Folk North Americana

John McCutcheon: A Voice Of Sanity with a Message of Reconciliation

June 12, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, COVID-19, folk, John McCutcheon, Pete Seeger, Quarantine

The new album, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, features tales of hope and resilience for this trying time

North Americana

ALBUMS: It’s Still Her Cross To Bear

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Jamie Wyatt, Lucinda Williams, Neon Cross, New West Records, Shooter Jennings

On Neon Cross, Jamie Wyatt feels the glow

North Americana Rock

ALBUMS: Steve Earle Is Seeing Ghosts

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Coal Country, Eleanor Whitmore, Erik Jensen, Ghosts of West Virginia, Guy Clark, Jessica Blank, New West Records, Steve Earle, Steve Earle and The Dukes, Townes Van Zandt

The Grammy winner and his Dukes summon up haunted memories with Ghosts of West Virginia

Country and/or Western North Americana Rock

No Need to Think Twice: Poco at 50

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Buffalo Springfield, Jim Messina, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Meisner, Rusty Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timothy B. Schmit

The self-titled second album gets the belated appreciation it deserves

North Americana

Heavy Harmony: Carla Olson’s Country-Rock Revival

May 9, 2020May 8, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments Carla Olson, Gene Clark, John York, Percy Sledge, Stephen McCarthy, Sunset Blvd. Records, Terry Reid, The Eagles, The Long Ryders, Timothy B. Schmit

Olson’s musical aviary brings Byrds, Eagles and other fellow travelers together

North Americana

Dave Simonett: Songs Full of Shadows and Light

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Dave Simonett, Dead Man Winter, folk, Jambands, Trampled By Turtles

The Trampled By Turtles frontman steps out for his first proper solo venture

Country and/or Western North Americana

Jonathan Wilson: Curator of Song and Sound

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 2020, Cowboy Jack Clement, David Gilmour, Dixie Blur, Father John Misty, Jenny O, Jonathan Wilson, k.d. lang, Mark O'Connor, Roger Waters

With the excellent Dixie Blur, Roger Waters’ go-to guitarist returns to his Southern roots

North Americana Remembrance

The Primest Prine

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bonnie Raitt, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illegal Smile, John Prine, Oh Boy Records, RIP, Sam Stone

John Prine, one of the greatest architects of Americana music, passes away from COVID-19

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock

Lilly Hiatt: Exploring Her Country Roots

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments John Hiatt, Lilly Hiatt, Nashville, New West Records, Trinity Lane, Walking Proof

The second generation singer-songwriter shines on the excellent Walking Proof

North Americana

LISTEN: Prayers for John Prine

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Angel from Montgomery, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illegal Smile, John Prine

The American music legend is in critical condition after contracting COVID-19

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 2 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

North Americana

ALBUMS: The Sweet, Sublime Sadness of John Moreland

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Chris Porter, Jackson Browne, Jeff Buckley, John Moreland, Joni Mitchell, LP5, Nick Drake, Thirty Tigers

The acclaimed Thirty Tigers artist’s sobering sentiments reflect the thoughts of a remarkably tender troubadour

jazz North Americana

The Wood Brothers: Jazzy Americana from Nashville

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment Chris Wood, Jano Rix, Kingdom In My Mind, Medeski Martin & Wood, MMW, New West Records, Oliver Wood, The Wood Brothers

Bassist Chris Wood talks new approaches in the band’s distinctive sound on Kingdom In My Mind

North Americana Remembrance

David Olney and the Poetry of Life and Death

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Austin City Limits, David Olney, David Olney and the X-Rayss, Nashville, RIP, Rounder Records, Townes Van Zandt, Waylon Jennings

Reflecting upon the career of this Nashville luminary, gone too soon at age 71, through an insightful 2007 interview

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