Read Hayden Panettiere’s Ex-Fiancé’s Beautiful Birthday Tribute
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AMERICANA MUSIC
APPALACHIAN ARTISTS
Appalachian Echoes is a three-hour, weekly syndicated radio program that highlights the talented artists, songwriters and musicians with ties to Appalachia, as well as the vibrant and growing genre of Americana music which often features the echoes of Appalachian influence. The show focuses on predominantly independent artists and music often overlooked by commercial radio playlists, and fuels a sense of listener loyalty based on home place pride.
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AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS
REVIEW: Wild Pink “Still Coming Down”
Wild Pink Still Coming Down Wild Pink’s 2022 album, ILYSM, was one of my favorite records of that year. Songwriter John Ross’s details of his (successful) cancer treatments struck nerves that I hadn’t realized were still raw from my own all-too-similar health problems from five years earlier. Since that album (and the undoubtedly tough press […]
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Fresh Cuts: Pedal Steel to Steal Your Heart
New William Prince ft. Nathaniel Rateliff, Jess Williamson’s steel-guitar gilded longing-bomb, an absolutely beautiful song from Rising Appalachia; the title track from Charlie Parr’s upcoming folk opera concept album about the lives of Upper Midwesterners; a Loudon Wainwright III summer cover from The Head and the Heart – featuring the ever-expanding Scott McMicken from Dr. Dog — and more!
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REVIEW: Jimmy Reed “At Carnegie Hall”
Jimmy Reed – At Carnegie Hall Wonderful LP cover for this showcase captures the feel of this 1961 set, recorded live. Still, it also includes some studio recreations of the Carnegie Hall performance, along with additional recordings. Probably just some refreshing & tweaking to make a commercial blues album coalesce. No sin there. “Bright Lights, […]
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