Heybale

Heybale – The Last Country Album

Inevitably when two or more country music fans gather together in conversation, the talk quickly turns to a lament for “real country music, not the…More...

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Bob Martin

The Long and Winding Road:  Bob Martin and the Re-birth of An Americana Classic

05.06.2008 | Artist: Bob Martin | Written by: Shaun Harvey

Every now and then I come across a masterpiece album that somehow flew underneath my musical radar or because of my age and the tender innocence of my ear, I just hadn’t…More...

Fleeting Glimpses and Frozen Hearts: James McMurtry plays with “Just Us Kids”

04.09.2008 | Artist: | Written by: Linda East Brady

In the week prior to the contentious 2004 presidential election, singer/songwriter/guitarist James McMurtry delivered “We Can’t Make it Here” to the Internet. The song…More...

Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life

03.21.2008 | Artist: Justin Townes Earle | Written by: John Walker

“Now what do you do when you’re lonesome,
Where do you go when you’re blue?
And how do you deal with such emotion,
When you’re just an ordinary…More...

Otis Taylor Recaptures the Banjo

03.21.2008 | Artist: | Written by: C. Eric Banister

“It’s a piece of American history that sort of got lost,” Blues artist Otis Taylor says about the topic of his new release, Recapturing The Banjo, a set of songs that…More...

Paul Thorn

Paul Thorn is a Long Way From Tupelo

02.22.2008 | Artist: Paul Thorn | Written by: John Walker

Paul Thorn is a unique combination of keen intellect and humorous story telling. He is perhaps most widely known for his song “It’s a Great Day to Whup Somebody’s…More...