Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
Check out this week’s best new folk, roots, and Americana music in rotation at Folk Alley!
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How NASCAR Plans To Honor Greg Biffie at Daytona 500
Retied NASCAR driver Greg Biffie was a hero to many people within and beyond the racing community. He tragically lost his life in a private plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Six others also perished including Biffie’s wife, Cristina, and two children Emma and Ryder, Dennis Dutton, his son, Jack, […]
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Landlord Trying To Evict Raising Cane’s Over Chicken Smell
Some restaurants have an aroma that reflects the cuisine they serve. So a pizzeria would smell like pizza, right? To most people, that is just a given. And it’s not objectionable, either. But there is reportedly a Raising Cane’s establishment in Boston that is getting a hard time from their landlord. Why are there ruffled […]
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Carly Pearce Reveals Who She Would Love to Perform a Duet With
Carly Pearce seems to have worked with almost everyone in country music. The Kentucky-born singer has collaborated with Chris Stapleton, Lee Brice, and Patty Loveless. She even won a Grammy with Ashley McBride for the song “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” And yet, the list of stars she wants to team up with is […]
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The Sky Chiefs – The Sky Chiefs
You’ve no doubt heard about artists, or their families, who’ve found a trove of lost recordings buried in the back of a closet in some nearly forgotten studio. Springsteen and Jennings come immediately to mind. Typically these are extra tunes that get cut from a record or demos that never really found a home and […]
Luke Combs Knew Exactly What He Was Doing When He Played “Beautiful Crazy” For Nicole For The First Time
This one should already be on your Valentine’s Day playlist… but if you don’t know the full story behind it, you really should. Luke Combs penned a massive hit with his song “Beautiful Crazy,” which was inspired by his lovely wife, Nicole, when they were still just dating. You might actually be surprised at how quickly into their relationship he did write it, though. Combs previously told CMT that he wrote it even before they had officially started dating, and so […]
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California’s GoldenSky Country Music Festival Announces 2026 Hiatus
The trend of country music festivals “taking pauses” continues. Festival pauses, also known as “cancellations,” have become commonplace in the past couple of years. Festivals like the Iron Hills, Country Roads, Faster Horses, and Watershed (the Pacific Northwest’s largest country festival) have all made the tough decision to waive the white flag in the past year or so, with most citing “softer than expected demand” as the main reason for shuttering. And another just announced that it’ll be calling off […]
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Landmark ‘A’ Team Musician, Producer Jerry Kennedy Has Died
Jerry Kennedy was there for some of the most important moments in American music history, participated himself, and lived a life that was inexorably entwined with the beauty and success of so much music.
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RISERS: Mae Estes Has a Fresh Take on Traditional Country
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“FREE BIRD”: Team USA’s Iconic Goal Song Is Ringing Early & Often In Milan
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic rock anthem will live on forever, if only so the joke of yelling to play “Free Bird” at random artists and musicians can continue for eternity. The song, which came out in 1973, was originally written by founding band members Ronnie Van Zant (lead singer) and Allen Collins (guitarist). It’s undoubtedly the signature song for the rock band, and it was included on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd). Little did they know that they were creating […]
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