Yearly Archives: 2026

Third times the charm, right? Well, it certainly seems that way for The Wilson Springs Hotel. The Richmond, Virginia-based bluegrass and indie-folk outfit just dropped their third record, and it’s their best project yet. The band’s first two records – 2021’s self-titled The Wilson Springs Hotel and 2023’s Old Thoughts and Memories – are full of impressive lyricism, but more importantly, boast a unique string-fueled rock and roll sound that resembles the dynamic nature of the band’s high-energy live performances. Generally […]

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‘It was like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna make a stand for how I feel.’ Never in my wildest dreams did I think that would hurt somebody,’ Smith admits. Continue reading…

Live Forever is a live album, but it also feels like a check-in from the road, a way of hearing Hurray For The Riff Raff’s songs in a shared space. Alynda Segarra has long written with one foot in folk tradition and the other in a tougher, more restless world, where memory, loss, survival, and movement blur together. That makes Car Wheels on a Gravel Road a useful earlier marker, not because the records sound alike in every respect, but because Lucinda Williams showed how roots music could carry intimate detail, regional texture, and emotional wear without losing its bite.

Check out this week’s best new folk, roots, and Americana music in rotation at Folk Alley!

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Their daughter died in 2022 after she drank a 30 oz. Panera Charged Lemonade. Now, they’re aiming to change legislation.

The post Parents Seek Energy Drink Reform After 21-Year-Old Daughter Died From Too Much Caffeine appeared first on Wide Open Country.

I mean… you’d think a fellow artist would know better than to throw something on stage at someone like Morgan Wallen. Nate Smith was part of the rotating group of openers on Morgan’s 2024 One Night at a Time tour, but it sounds like he was lucky to play all of them, because he was afraid a prank (if that’s what you want to call it) gone wrong might have jeopardized the entire opportunity. During an interview as part of […]

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Tyler Halverson is a proud South Dakotan… but he’d never tell you to move to the “Mount Rushmore State.” The singer-songwriter (and “Amerijuana” trademark owner) recently joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to discuss how he didn’t feel pressure putting together his sophomore album, In Defense of Drinking, revisited his dream blunt rotation, talked about his goal to sing at the NFR opening ceremony, and revealed why he wanted to keep his most recent album “less polished.” Halverson then gave […]

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The woman claimed that she was being driven, but Judge Michael McNally saw through her lies. She got some choice words from the judge.

The post Detroit Woman Zooms Into Court From Driver Seat, Judge Is Furious appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Joshua Slone just might be the next big thing in country music… and he’s got a sold-out tour to prove it. The young artist hailing from Kentucky burst onto the scene in 2025 after gaining quite the following on TikTok and other social media platforms. Slone appeared in numerous collaborations with Zach Bryan, which helped to put him on the map. But it’s his unique, country and folk sound that’s really landed with fans and fellow artists. So when Slone […]

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