Gifts of new favorites – the 2021 edition
Some new favorite musicians uncovered while curating Saturday Soundtracks in 2021.
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I grew up with Flatt & Scruggs and WSM’s Martha White show on the radio every morning, but truly went down the rabbit hole the first time I placed the needle on side 1 / track 1 of the “Circle” album
Sharing the covers
Roots and Americana musicians have as much fun covering the Stones as anyone!
I’m just going over home
Wayfaring Stranger – plaintive yet hopeful – speaks to many on a variety of emotional levels.
More roots music for ghosts, goblins, and other things that go bump in the night
The 2021 collection of roots music for a spooky Hallowe’en.
Blending the boundaries of folk, indie, bluegrass, and roots music with Trout Steak Revival
TSR is the quintessential Colorado string band, blending folk, indie, bluegrass and more.
Chatham County Line: Not your father’s bluegrass
Chatham County Line explores music beyond bluegrass, from the Stones and Beck to the McIntosh County Shouters.
The quicksilver guitar stylings of Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is the most accomplished and awarded acoustic guitarist of his generation.
Bela Fleck finds his way back to his roots
Bela Fleck’s first bluegrass album in more than 20 years came out this week. Progressive bluegrass at its best.
Festival favorites
Fan favorites from music festivals I’ve loved through the years.
Abigail Washburn and the building of cultural understanding
Washburn’s music builds cultural understanding on the communal experience of beauty and sound.
MORE TO COME... 