Davis Loose and the Loose Cannons: Album Release Party
Traditional country prodigy Davis Loose and his band will host an album release party December 4 for his new release The Next Lonesome Road. The … Continued
Riverhawk 2019: A Spectrum of Roots Music
The Sertoma Youth Ranch, near Brooksville, Florida, hosts a number of roots music festivals throughout the year. There’s the Riverhawk Festival in November, the annual … Continued
Gretchen Peters at the Heartwood Soundstage
Gretchen Peters is a master of songwriting. Born in the suburbs of New York City, she ended up in Nashville in the late ’80s and … Continued
Southern Accents: Gainesville Honors Tom Petty
It’s been said that there’s something in the water in Gainesville. For a small university town, the number of well-known artists who were born or … Continued
Suwannee Roots Revival 2019: A Perfect Mix
Since 2016, when Magnoliafest moved from the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park to St. Augustine and subsequently disappeared, Suwannee Roots Revival has provided a … Continued
Gonna Love Anyway: Louisa Branscomb Album Review
Ever since the popularity of “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” instrumental virtuosity has been a hallmark of bluegrass music. But from the time Bill Monroe put pen to … Continued
Book Review: ‘Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown’ by Thomas Goldsmith
Can one man and one song grow and sustain an entire genre of music? There is an argument to be made. Thomas Goldsmith provides an … Continued
The IBMA World of Bluegrass: A Larger Tent
Living in Nashville in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, I had a connection with the bluegrass scene. I occasionally played in bands, including at … Continued
Old Masters and Young Energy: The IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass Festival
This is the 29th year that The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) has been presenting the World of Bluegrass. The five-day event includes four days of … Continued
Americanafest 2019: A Roots Music Fantasy
With over 500 individual performances taking place at over 50 different Nashville venues over six days, it’s a challenge to even begin to provide an … Continued