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Henry CarriganMay 5, 2021

SPOTLIGHT: ‘Like Sucking the Poison from a Snake Bite,’ Allison Russell Shares Her Story on ‘Outside Child’

Hilary SaundersApril 29, 2021

FreshGrass | North Adams Announces Lineup for 10th Annual Festival

Parker MillsapApril 26, 2021

SPOTLIGHT: Parker Millsap on Doing Better By the Earth and Its People

Laura ScholzApril 22, 2021

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Inside the Movement Toward Sustainable Vinyl Records

Stacy ChandlerApril 20, 2021

Casey Driessen Explores Global Sounds and Sights in ‘Otherlands’ Project

Stacy ChandlerApril 14, 2021

Sarah Jarosz Announces ‘Blue Heron Suite,’ Recording of a FreshGrass Commission Honoring Her Mother

Amos PerrineApril 13, 2021

THROUGH THE LENS: Praise the Fiddle

Stacy ChandlerApril 12, 2021

SPOTLIGHT: Parker Millsap Reaches Out for ‘The Real Thing’ [VIDEO]

Stacy ChandlerApril 7, 2021

Chris Thile Announces Album of Songs Exploring Spirituality

Jim ShahenApril 5, 2021

SPOTLIGHT: Parker Millsap Finds New Tools and New Mindset for Creating Music

Album Reviews

Leftover Salmon Brings Pep to ‘Brand New Good Old Days’
Artist: Leftover Salmon
Album: Brand New Good Old Days
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall Keep It Simple in Marfa
Artist: Jack Ingram Miranda Lambert Jon Randall
Album: The Marfa Tapes
Heart’s Nancy Wilson Steps Into the Spotlight with ‘You and Me’
Artist: Nancy Wilson
Album: You and Me
John Mailander’s Forecast Finds the Beauty in Exploration on ‘Look Closer’
Artist: John Mailander's Forecast
Album: Look Closer
The Shootouts Hit ‘Bullseye’ With Blended Genres and A Dose of Fun
Artist: The Shootouts
Album: Bullseye
Amy Speace Zooms In on Hard Scenes on ‘There Used to Be Horses Here’
Artist: Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade
Album: There Used To Be Horses Here
Bowerbirds' Return Grapples with Self-Identification and Actualization
Artist: Bowerbirds
Album: becalmyounglovers
On ‘Love & Rage,’ Carsie Blanton Meets Hard Times with High Spirits
Artist: Carsie Blanton
Album: Love & Rage
Ashley Monroe Paints with a Pop Palette on ‘Rosegold’
Artist: Ashley Monroe
Album: Rosegold
Teenage Fanclub Keeps Its Eyes on the Bright Side on ‘Endless Arcade’
Artist: Teenage Fanclub
Album: Endless Arcade
On ‘Fire It Up,’ Steve Cropper Taps into Soul’s ‘Old Grooves’
Artist: Steve Cropper
Album: Fire It Up
'First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder' Shows Todd Snider's Carnivalesque World
Artist: Todd Snider
Album: First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder
Dumpstaphunk Points the Way Forward on ‘Where Do We Go From Here’
Artist: Dumpstaphunk
Album: Where Do We Go From Here
Details Are Divine on Neilson Hubbard’s ‘Digging Up the Scars’
Artist: Neilson Hubbard
Album: Digging Up the Scars
Eli West Makes Every Note Count on ‘Tapered Point of Stone’
Artist: Eli West
Album: Tapered Point of Stone
Forty Years After First Guitar Album, Mark O’Connor Returns With ‘Markology II’
Artist: Mark O'Connor
Album: Markology II
Amigo the Devil Journeys Through the Darkness on 'Born Against'
Artist: Amigo the Devil
Album: Born Against
The Brother Brothers Move Through Songs and Seasons on ‘Calla Lily’
Artist: The Brother Brothers
Album: Calla Lily
Hard Working Americans’ Jesse Aycock Steps Into the Spotlight
Artist: Jesse Aycock
Album: Jesse Aycock
The Ladles’ ‘Springville Sessions’ Serves Up Some ‘Nice,’ But Little Oomph
Artist: The Ladles
Album: Springville Sessions

Columns

THE LONG HAUL: Goodbye Unemployment, Hello Overwhelm

THE LONG HAUL: Goodbye Unemployment, Hello Overwhelm

Rachel Baiman Posted On May 5, 2021

THROUGH THE LENS: Meet the Women Behind Five Strong Albums Coming This Month

THROUGH THE LENS: Meet the Women Behind Five Strong Albums Coming This Month

Amos Perrine Posted On May 4, 2021

BONUS TRACKS: Robert Earl Keen Stands Out as CEO, Delbert McClinton Retires, and More

April 30, 2021

THE READING ROOM: Richard Thompson Reflects on Fairport Convention, Songwriting, and More

April 29, 2021

FROM FOLK ALLEY

ALBUM REVIEW: Danny Burns – ‘Hurricane’ [EP]

Folk Alley Radio Show – April 30, 2021

FRESH TRACK

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New Releases

Carsie Blanton - Love & Rage (review)

Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade - There Used to Be Horses Here (review)

Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade (review)

Ashley Monroe - Rosegold (review)

Bowerbirds - becalmyounglovers (review)

The Shootouts - Bullseye (review)

Matt Sweeney & Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Superwolves

Marianne Faithfull - She Walks in Beauty

Will Graefe - Marine Life

Sarah Louise - Earth Bow

Ronnie Millsap - A Better Word for Love

Kasey Anderson - Let the Bloody Moon Rise / Wednesday Night 'Round Nine

Strong Armed Robbers - Room 18

Far Lands - There Be Monsters

Rosie Tucker - Sucker Supreme

Bhi Bhiman - Substitute Preacher 2 [EP]

Coming Soon

Sarah Jarosz - Blue Heron Suite (5/7)

Tony Joe White - Smoke from the Chimney (5/7)

Mandy Barnett - Every Star Above (5/7)

Graham Sharp - Truer Picture (5/7)

The Black Keys - Delta Kream (5/14)

The Steel Woods - All of Your Stones (5/14)

Allison Russell - Outside Child (5/21)

Lula Wiles - Shame and Sedition (5/21)

Paula Cole - American Quilt (5/21)

Bill and the Belles - Happy Again (5/21)

Oliver Wood - Always Smilin' (5/21)

Shannon McNally - The Waylon Sessions (5/28)

The Infamous Stringdusters - A Tribute to Bill Monroe (5/28)

Dispatch - Break Our Fall (5/28)

Chris Thile - Laysongs (6/4)

Gary Louris - Jump for Joy (6/4)

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