April Verch, woman on the move
One of the most esteemed fiddlers of her generation, April Verch offers a stirring mix of bluegrass, country, regional Canadian and Americana music, complete with vocals and stepdancing. Onstage, Verch … Read more
Music News
How sweet it is
Hostess, the heart-stopping company which brought us Twinkies and Ding Dongs, has partnered with Spotify, Sony Music Nashville and Brad Paisley to create a playlist of country music featuring tracks … Read more
Jaunt Fanny Pack
My favorite new accessory came from Dover, DE, and looks good enough to wear even if it weren’t so practical. Light as a feather, Jaunt hasn’t cut corners, and this … Read more
Premiere: Stream Bern Kelly’s entire Lost Films album!
Bern Kelly’s new album, Lost Films deploys a sweeping array of styles, from power-pop to plaintive folk & reverb-washed Americana, all in service of that eternal truism: The song comes … Read more
Firefly Festival, Sunday
Busta Rhymes led off the day on the Main Stage, and the kickoff did not go well. Rhymes apparently didn’t feel the need to watch a clock, and nearly 30 … Read more
Exclusive: Talking with Arlo
Three generations of social and musical change run in the Guthrie family, and Arlo Guthrie stands dead center of that line. Arlo is on tour with his children Sarah Lee … Read more
Premiere: Hymn River Suite has room for a Hillbilly Queen
Brother-and-sister duo Hymn River Suite brews up Hundred Proof music, intoxicating but well-balanced. Siblings Justin Mathenia and Amy Snyder seamlessly trade off lead vocals and create beautiful, honest harmonies while … Read more
Ricky Skaggs Brings Kentucky Thunder to NC’s Brevard Music Center
Ricky Skaggs will be playing the Brevard Music Festival outside of Asheville, NC, and it’s making me add up my frequent-flyer miles. Much of my musical taste was developed in the … Read more
Premiere: Suzzy Roche delivers “He’s A Bad Boy”
Songwriter/composer Dick Connette intended to major in Mathematics at Harvard, but was soon seduced into Music and American and English Literature studies. After graduating cum laude, he studied percussion (snare drum, … Read more
Shannon McNally, on her new CD, Black Irish
Elmore writer Jim Hynes sat (appropriately enough) in an Irish pub across the street from the Ardmore Music Hall where Shannon McNally and her accompanying guitarist, Brett Hughes, were to … Read more
