Nancy Jones & Ken Abraham Share Stories from Playing Possum: My Memories of George Jones Nancy Jones and Ken Abraham threw themselves into the task of telling Nancy’s side of the story regarding her life as George Jones’ wife of 30 years in this book, knowing that they’d be tackling a lot of stories and […]
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Stephen Clair photo by Hillary Clements Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions […]
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Mark Joseph interview Mark Joseph has a new album out Palisade Peach. Steeped in the blues, this album also features guest performances by Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia’s organist for quite some time) , Toby Lee Marshall and bassist Jerry Jemmott, and covers of a couple of Robert Johnson classics along with Joseph’s original songs. The […]
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Ricky McKinnie / Blind Boys photo by Jim Herrington Black Violin photo by Mark Clennon Ricky McKinnie of The Blind Boys of Alabama on Multi-Generational Collaboration with Black Violin The Blind Boys of Alabama have been very busy lately, releasing their new album Echoes of the South in early autumn, collaborating on two new singles […]
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Dylan LeBlanc photo by Abraham Rowe Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions […]
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Emily Scott Robinson interview Learning Music the Honest Way: A Life of Emily Scott Robinson The competence and pull of Colorado singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson shines considerable in perhaps her most tempting song, “Things You’ve Learned The Hard Way,” a merger of both personal and collected maxims. Some of the short, pithy statements are directly […]
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Josh Ritter interview & photos by Brian D’Ambrosio High Moments: Josh Ritter’s Rousing Outlook “Peak experiences” is what Abraham Maslow called them. The high moments of life where we joyfully find ourselves catapulted beyond the confines of the mundane and ordinary.Josh Ritter’s peak experiences exude every time he performs on the stage. No energy shortage […]
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Corey Ledet Zydeco’s Médikamen Brings Creole Language To The Party Corey Ledet is a prolific musician and songwriter who’s always been invested in traditional music of his family’s native Lousiana, but with his latest album, Médikamen he takes things a step further by writing and performing completely in Kouri-Vini, the Louisiana Creole language. He recognizes […]
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Jeshua Marshall interview Jeshua Marshall is a Canadian songwriter with a history in playing and writing songs since his career was launched by an acoustic guitar gift at the age of 9. He set off to play in bands (Larry and his Flask, with his brother Jamin) and share stages with folks like Joshua Ray […]
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For Matt Ross-Spang, Southern Grooves Studio Is a Dream Come True Memphis native and Grammy Award-winning Producer Matt Ross-Spang is known for his love of vintage instruments and sound, and for his background working at some of the most storied studios to hone his skills. While he is very much in-demand regardless of what studio […]
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