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In our conversation, Jimbo opens up about his connection to Rosetta and what he learned about Charley Patton through his very private daughter. He talks about his short film called ‘Postcards to Rosetta,’ which explores the secret moments in the life of Charley Patton and particularly the relationship he had with his daughter. The short film features marionettes interpreting moments in Charley’s life. Mathus also comments on his ethos on genre and talks about his band’s new album, which he has been working on for thirty years. Titled ‘The Squirrel Nut Zippers Starring in “Fat City” (The Ballad of Lil’ Tony),’ the album is based on Mathus’ grandfather’s life as a bootlegger, juke joint operator, and big band promoter in the South.

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Luke Bryan’s ninth album drops this week, but we asked him some questions about what comes next in his career. Continue reading…

Along with the heat, AMERICANAFEST 2026 returned to Nashville, Tennessee, the Americana Music Association gathered its members and fans at the Ryman Auditorium last night to hand out its Americana Honors & Awards. The Milk Carton Kids also returned to host the awards, which is always a great show packed

In this complicated and trying era, where hopelessness and despair wash over us like a tsunami and where the jagged shards of cruel and spiteful words cut deeply and divide communities, Rhiannon Giddens’ seventh studio album, ‘Hope is the Thing with Feathers,’ testifies to the redemptive power of hope and to its fragility.

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Perhaps the coolest and most remarkable aspect of the elevation of Ella Langley and “Choosin’ Texas” to the most popular song in all of music is that Ella has done this all by herself. There was no featured artist or remix.

The post Ella Langley Doesn’t Need Drake’s New “Choosin’ Texas” Remix first appeared on Saving Country Music.

She was one of country music’s shrewdest business minds. Continue reading…

I’m sometimes amazed by the extent to which a youthful interest can lay the foundation for a lifetime of passionate involvement in something. Such is the case with Los Angeles artist Paula Fong. Her fascination with music began with summertime explorations of Brittany as a child being exposed to Celtic songs, and Breton folk in […]

While Jake Xerses Fussell occasionally slips original tracks into his recordings, he mostly adapts traditional songs and instrumentals, giving obscure compositions a contemporary treatment. This is the case with his sixth album, The Old Beloved Path, as well. The significant shift from recent work is that he largely returns to

Fans are rallying around country singer Nat Myers. The singer has been undergoing more treatment for cancer. He has been battling the disease for more than a year.

The post Fans Rally Around Country Singer Amid Cancer Battle After Heartbreaking Update appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A star of the hit drama “The Pitt” is thanking the photographer who noticed her wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards.

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