Linda Martell — the too-long-overlooked, first Black woman to reach the country charts in the early 1970s — reemerged on Cowboy Carter to drop some wisdom on us this year: “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they? Yes, they are.”
The songs of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have added to the shared folk canon, but their career is their own
It’s easy to forget how unorthodox they seemed when they first arrived in Nashville in the early 1990s.
Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album.
Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It’s been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was not a serious swerve for him to make a whole country album, the forthcoming “Look Up,” a collaboration with the modern maestro of classic country and Americana, T Bone Burnett. “I’ve done 20 albums and […]
Exploring Americana
Today marks the fourth day of the annual Americana Fest. In this episode, we’re sitting down with artists from Nashville and beyond to talk about the future of this genre and its relationship to Music City.
Listen: 60 Seconds With The Folk-Singing, Joke-Telling Milk Carton Kids
Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan of the Milk Carton Kids have been compared to Simon and Garfunkle with their lush harmonies and fingerstyle guitar creations, but it was their witty banter that won over the audience at the Ryman Auditorium this week.
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