Bob Martin

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

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…More...

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Heartless Bastards

03.21.2007 | Artist: Heartless Bastards | Written by: Don Henry Ford Jr

It happened again. I got blown away.

The place was Floore�s Country Store, the event a Lucinda Williams show. Only it wasn’t Lucinda Williams that blew me away.…More...

Power of a Song: One More Dollar

03.14.2007 | Artist: | Written by: C. Eric Banister

ABSTRACT:  I don�t think Gillian Welch�s music is Old Timey, nor do I think her stories are of long ago people.   They are timeless.  …More...

An Anniversary Waltz: ‘Fourth of July’ by Dave Alvin

02.28.2007 | Artist: Dave Alvin | Written by: Gregg Geil

This fantastic story by Linda East Brady kicks off our new "Power of a Song" series in which many of our regular contributors along with special guests tell us…More...

Shaun’s Picks

02.01.2007 | Artist: | Written by: Shaun Harvey

In all honesty there are a lot of great records I�d like to talk about from 2006.  I actually ended up making up two separate �Best of� lists.  One was my list…More...

Charlie Robison

01.30.2007 | Artist: Charlie Robison | Written by: Don Henry Ford Jr

Charlie Robison first caught my attention with his Good Times CD. Someone else at Americanaroots wrote a review on the CD before I could. I�d never seen his live…More...