Dec 13, 2024 · Who are these people who say that there’s no great music being released anymore - you know, not like when they were young? Maybe they’re just online trolls, but in any event, they couldn’t be more out of touch. We’re in a golden age of music making, and 2024 was another year to prove it. While the quantity of new roots music can be intimidating, the quality is widely distributed across ...

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Nov 11, 2024 · The Americana Music Association was born at a series of meetings by roots music executives and advocates in 1999. As the AMA wraps up its 25th anniversary year, the scene it’s helped foster is bigger and more star-studded than its original organizers might have predicted. The 4,000-member organization has achieved many goals, from Grammy recognition to a more diverse and inclusive artist ...

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Jan 10, 2025 · It was 50 years ago this month that a 23-year-old Mickey Raphael felt his way through his first recording session with his relatively new band boss Willie Nelson. And it was no small thing, producing the iconic Red Headed Stranger. It was one event in a charmed life that set this Dallas musician on a path to the ultimate steady gig for more than 50 years, plus stature as the world’s most on ...

Oct 19, 2024 · When the curtain falls on 2024, it will be hard to name an Americana/roots band that had a better year than Alabama’s Red Clay Strays. Last October, they traveled by van and played 3rd & Lindsley to a few hundred people. By the time they pulled their new bus in for their debut at the Ryman Auditorium in September, they had enough momentum to …

Dec 30, 2024 · The Down Hill Strugglers - Old Juniper. Old-time American folk music still thrives in Brooklyn, and these guys are leaders in that community, with roles in Jalopy Records, the Jalopy Theater and the Brooklyn Folk Festival.Their return to wax after seven years is cause for celebration, and the songs are, for the first time, all originals.

Nov 19, 2024 · Joe Boyd is one of the most accomplished and eclectic record producers in the story of popular music. As an American living in London, he helped break psychedelic folk rock pioneers The Incredible String Band and worked with Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, and Fairport Convention. He founded Hannibal Records, giving a home …

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Feb 20, 2024 · The Price Sisters also kept folks waiting a minute (since 2018) for their second full album, and those devoted to the deep story of bluegrass and the spirit of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard will be delighted by Between The Lines, out Feb. 16 from McCoury Music.It marks the first time Del McCoury’s family label has released non McCoury artists, with mandolinist Ronnie producing this moving ...