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Sometimes when I’m overextended, I listen to new music in the background while answering emails, preparing song licenses or making dinner. Then I circle back later and give the CD my undivided attention for a few listens before I write

Chatham County Line has joined in the holiday music festival with a new single of their own. It's a paean to the secular celebration of Christmas, and its patron saint, Santa Claus. O! Santa is presented in this live video as

Credit ought to be accorded any band that writes its own material and delivers with the kind of adroit ability demonstrated by the ensemble that bills itself as Hank, Pattie & The Current. Seemingly impervious to any preset formula, their

Compass Records has produced a first music video from their upcoming release from Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, If You Can't Stand The Heat. Solivan once again mines his love of cooking for the album title, just as he had when

San Francisco's One Grass Two Grass has a new music video to share. In only six years, this group has made their mark on the jamgrass scene, playing most every major festival and event west of the Rockies, and winning fans

Memphis-based DittyTV will be featuring a live concert with Nefesh Mountain over the next few days on their streaming channel. The network focuses on live music and interviews with Americana and roots artists of every kind, and can be accessed

Bluegrass covers of pop, rock, and country songs have long been a part of our music. Flatt & Scruggs were doing them in the 1960s near the end of their tenure, just as The Country Gentlemen were starting to do

Just as bluegrass helps define an essential element of American music, when it’s translated internationally, it naturally takes in other additives that are indigenous to the countries where it’s performed. Matuto is an ideal example of a fusion that’s often

It's difficult to imagine any subject more sensitive than familial sexual abuse, nor a more devastating and traumatic experience for a young girl to face alone. No story we've covered here the past few years has resonated more deeply with readers

Travianna Records, an imprint of the Mountain Fever label family, has announced the signing of Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes from Asheville, NC. Their sound is a mix of bluegrass, Americana, and original and Appalachian-influenced folk music. Aubrey is the group's lead