Mon Rovîa named his debut album, and its title track, “Bloodline.” In the song, he reflects on his quest to restore his sense of connection to the people and place he came from.
Shapes of America: A radio special about shape-note singing
Classical Host Laura Atkinson and Reporter Justin Hicks trace the American musical tradition of shape note singing from colonial America up to today in an emotional, and joyful sonic journey.
Reclaiming the banjo — a radio special from WPLN and WUNC
A Black folk revival is sweeping the country and challenging long-standing stereotypes about traditional American music.
Mementos of the Black folk revival go on exhibit in Nashville
The Carolina Chocolate Drops propelled a movement to reclaim the Black roots of music — and member Dom Flemons envisioned their impact from the very start.
Musicians Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing discuss connection in new album
NPR’s Debbie Elliott speaks with musician Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing, the Nashville luthier whose violin Harris uses on her new album, “I Feel It Once Again.”
It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
A new edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year. It helps carry on the more than 180-year-old American folk singing tradition that is as much about the community as it is the music.
As ‘Sinners’ soundtrack puts spotlight on roots music, a grassroots movement is also having its moment
There is a through-line from Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to the music of the film, “Sinners,” and her name is Rhiannon Giddens.
Folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release their album ‘Woodland’
The folk music duo of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release their album ‘Woodland,” four years after a tornado destroyed their home and studio.
‘It’s something only music can do’: One year after the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian band sells out in Nashville
This weekend marked one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here in Nashville, Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha brought their genre-defying sound — and calls for a free Ukraine — to OZ Arts.
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