Peter Bradley Adams: A Face Like Mine
No matter the form, when it comes to art, there are a number of different tacks to take. Some artists continually push their work across new horizons. Neil Young, Leonardo … Read More
Squared Roots: Tift Merritt x Linda Ronstadt
In the world of folk-rock, a few artists reap the lion’s share of mentions, with Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Jackson Browne, among them. One of the great voices of … Read More
Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway
Sometimes, a voice comes along at the exact moment in history that it very much needs to be heard. Though Rhiannon Giddens first stepped up to the mic as part … Read More
Squared Roots: Johnnyswim x Johnny Cash
Through wars with authority and battles with addiction, Johnny Cash carved out a place in musical history for himself that is the stuff of legends. The rebellion and redemption, as … Read More
Squared Roots: Scott Biram x Lead Belly
Though Lead Belly was merely a man, his story reads like the stuff of legends. He had multiple encounters with the law, was sentenced to a chain gang, escaped, killed … Read More
Squared Roots: Jane Siberry x Leonard Cohen
True songwriting heroes are a rare breed and, in roots music, a few names take up more space than all the others combined — names like Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, … Read More
Melissa Etheridge: Still Brave, Not So Crazy
“If you look back to history, you’ll see they all came from the same place,” Melissa Etheridge says, explaining the roots of American music’s myriad genres. “They all came from … Read More
Chely Wright: From the Heart
The 2010s have been a big dang deal in the life of Chely Wright. She kicked off the decade by coming out in a very public way with a huge … Read More