On the heels of his June 2024 release, South of Here, Nathaniel Rateliff dropped a little news this week: Newport Folk has created a Stewardship Program and named Rateliff as the first artist to hold such an appointment since Pete […]
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For millions of fans who bought their eponymous 1975 album and their 1977 Rumours, the only Fleetwood Mac they’ll ever know was the band that churned out light rock hits. They’ll know it was fronted by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and […]
This week’s column looks at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) 2024 World of Bluegrass that was recently held in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a multi-headed beast of a roots music festival that’s comprised of four components: 1) Conference […]
By now, you’ve probably seen plenty of images of a completely inundated Western North Carolina. Water up to the roof of a Wendy’s on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville. An 18-wheeler floating through floodwaters toward the U-Haul building on Swannanoa River […]
Has anyone noticed that, during the past few years, Appalachia has garnered a lot of national attention? So much so that it’s suddenly hip to be from, live in, or even visit the region. It certainly gives an artist an […]
Even as the state is reeling from the onset of Hurricane Helene today (wishing everyone a safe recovery from the storm!), so too is the International Bluegrass Music Association descending on Raleigh, North Carolina, for the 35th installment of its […]
When Nanci Griffith died just a little over three years ago — on August 13, 2021 — many hearts were broken. We knew we had lost a woman who loved fiercely, sang tenderly, told stories of women embracing their power, […]
To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway: If you are lucky enough to have experienced AMERICANAFEST, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for AMERICANAFEST is a moveable feast. This week’s column features three takes on […]
Songwriters reappear (Milo Binder) and reinvent (L.C. Franke) and keep on rollin’ (Johnny Irion). A bluegrass mainstay (Rhonda Vincent) puts her own stamp on classics with some high-profile guests. And a couple of personal favorites from decades past (Continental Drifters, […]
When Folk Alliance International (FAI) convenes for its 37th gathering in 2025, it will be occupying space in Montreal, QC, Canada. The annual conference will be held February 19-23, 2025, and is set to be one of the organization’s largest […]
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