This year’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion drew us even deeper into the rich history of recorded music in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee-Virginia. It’s coming up on a century since Ralph Peer’s 1927 Bristol Sessions introduced Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter
2025 has been a year of great reflection. As storms rage outside, seeking refuge – in our favorite movies and TV shows, in great books, and in favorite records – becomes increasingly important. With their new album, Dog Ear, The Bros. Landreth extend a comforting embrace with calming musical waves
Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin – Know You From Old This trio interprets early American music with generous dips into genres like rural blues, ballads, gospel, folk, & early jazz traditions. With a dash of spontaneity, they polish dust off vintage melodies & present them as newly minted coins. It’s a rediscovery that leads to […]
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Chris Rusin Songs From A Secret Room Chris Rusin just quietly dropped a new album of folk songs Songs From A Secret Room, produced by Andrew Berlin (Gregory Alan Isakov) and full of scintillating songs with hushed rustic arrangements and dazzlingly, tight raw vocal harmonies. A number of life’s gravest happenstances almost stood in the […]
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Colter Wall doesn’t just play the music, he champions it. He embraces it. He sells its virtues to the audience. That’s what Colter does for traditional country songs on “Memories and Empties.”
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From the first measure of Colter Wall’s new album, Memories and Empties,something feels different. Against the resolute opening track “1800 Miles,” Wall’s full-bellied baritone seems to have a newfound intensity. His strings are even richer; the pedal steel, more vivid; the rhythms, somehow
I hope these car owners had “bear coverage” included in their vehicle’s insurance. When you are out in bear country, you have to be extra careful with things that you might otherwise be nonchalant about. If you aren’t used to locking your car, you really should when you visit a place where bears live. A Lake Tahoe resident got quite the shock when they discovered that a bear had broken into their vehicle, and unfortunately, they weren’t able to get […]
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