Billy Strings: Home
Though music journalists — and dictionaries — generally consider “song” and “tune” to be synonyms, real-deal pickers and players make a distinction: “Songs” have lyrics; “tunes” don’t. In some bluegrass … Read More
Madison Cunningham: Who Are You Now
Though more prevalent with more years to their credit, neither talent nor wisdom can be exclusively tied to age. Sometimes artists come out of the gate fairly fully formed with … Read More
Humbird: Pharmakon
Not everyone likes to be challenged by their music of choice. Some are content to put an album or playlist on and let it run its course as a musical … Read More
Inside the Making and the Movement of the Highwomen
When Newport Folk Festival’s executive director Jay Sweet addressed the fans gathered at the Quad Stage at 5:35 pm on July 26 of this year, he said, “You’re the first … Read More
Jonah Tolchin: Fires for the Cold
Watching talented young musicians get off to a great start then continue to grow into the truest versions of themselves is a wonderful thing. Some emerge fairly fully formed, while … Read More
Shawn Colvin: Steady On (acoustic)
Even amidst so many albums that we love, there are a few in each person’s life that save us, soothe us, heal us, and hold us again and again for … Read More
Ana Egge: Is It the Kiss
Great songs — honest songs — don’t only give us a lens through which we can see their writers; they give us a look inside ourselves. They connect us to … Read More
Spirit Family Reunion: Ride Free
String bands, very often, are far more concerned with their picking and plucking than they are with their writing and singing. That’s a mood in and of itself, it seems. … Read More